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I have no doubt that the rest of the Attorney General’s accusations will likewise be dismissed. Meantime, neither he nor the Governor have lifted a finger on behalf of STRS’s members.
Rudy Fichtenbaum repsonds to News 5 article by Morgan Trau. When I ran for a seat on the STRS Board, I listed six goals in my campaign...
Rudy Fichtenbaum
Aug 26, 20244 min read
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Call to Action!
Representative Phil Plummer, Co Chair of the ORSC STRS Subcommittee, has proposed changing the makeup of the STRS Ohio board.
ORTA Staff
Jul 12, 20241 min read
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Pepperspectives & STRS Ohio
David Pepper has published three videos within the past year about STRS Ohio.
ORTA Staff
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Toledo Blade Editorial Board: Restore pension confidence
Mr. Steen and Mr. Fichtenbaum support a bonafide best practice, which used to be all Ohio allowed. Controversy abounds at the State...
ORTA Staff
Jul 8, 20243 min read
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ORTA is issuing a “truth to power” warning
The Ohio Retirement for Teachers Association (ORTA) is warning the press to closely follow what is happening at the State Teachers...
ORTA Staff
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Blade Editorial: Oversight requires transparency
Ohio pensions provide Wall Street soothsayers more than $60 billion without even knowing what investments they’ve purchased. The Ohio...
ORTA Staff
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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If you attend only one Board meeting a year, it should be this one!
The STRS Ohio Retirement Board will meet on Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21, 2024. The Board meeting on June 20 is an important one...
ORTA Staff
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF C + I = B + E
By Rudy Fichtenbaum A while back, someone posted a slide taken from the presentation Aon made to the Board at the November meeting,...
Rudy Fichtenbaum
Jun 12, 20245 min read
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Ohio's teachers are under attack. Again!
STRS Ohio Board members Rudy Fichtenbaum and Wade Steen are incurring legal fees defending themselves against the lawsuit brought against...
ORTA Staff
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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OCAAUP and OFT Support STRS Board Chair Fichtenbaum Against Baseless Allegations
Sara Kilpatrick, Executive Director of the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors (OCAAUP), and Melissa...
ORTA Staff
May 21, 20242 min read
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Toledo Blade Editorial: STRS suit weak
Despite histrionic language asserting that State Teachers Retirement System board members Wade Steen and Rudy Fichtenbaum have violated...
ORTA Staff
May 19, 20243 min read
1,408 views

Response to Allegations in the Anonymous Document
By Rudy Fichtenbaum May 14, 2024 Since I was elected to the Board, I have fulfilled my duty as a fiduciary, acting with integrity and in...
Rudy Fichtenbaum
May 14, 202411 min read
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