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IPERS was created in 1953 as a core retirement plan for public employees. The plan is:

• Designed to work with social security benefits and personal savings.
• Intended to help attract and keep qualified employees in public service.

IPERS is a defined benefit plan that guarantees members a lifetime benefit based on a formula. Benefits are not affected by fluctuations in the stock market.