The
Sacramento Bee reports CalPERS beat forecasts and had another big year in investment returns, increasing the value of its portfolios by 13.3%. The Bee reports CalPERS' stocks gained 17.2%, its real estate holdings went up 12.8%, and its private equity portfolio saw a 12.2% return. CalPERS has been recovering strong from 2008-2009 when it saw significant losses because of the economy. The 13.3% increase follows CalPERS' impressive
20.8% increase in 2011 and greatly exceeds the
4.5% estimate that Stanford relied on to make dire projections in December 2011.