Opinion George Russell: CalPERS comes up short in pension pursuit Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension fund, earned a return of 0.6 percent on its investments last fiscal year, trailing its long-term target as holdings in stocks and forestland lost money. <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_30141500/calpers-earns-0-6-returns-trail-funds-target">Read more about this topic.</a> (George Russell – Special to Marin Independent Journal) By Marin Independent JournalPUBLISHED: July 22, 2016 at 4:55 p.m. | UPDATED: July 19, 2018 at 12:43 p.m.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)