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Should big Pa. pension funds divest from Russia at a loss? It’s the moral thing to do but a state senator warned it may make oligarchs richer

It's often a tiny loss in the scheme of things. So many plans say it's time to leave if the investments can be cashed out.

A view of Ukraine's the Motherland Monument in Kyiv Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. U.S. pension boards are debating how they should respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Should they sell their Russian investments and take big losses or wait for a recovery and then divest? (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
A view of Ukraine's the Motherland Monument in Kyiv Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. U.S. pension boards are debating how they should respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Should they sell their Russian investments and take big losses or wait for a recovery and then divest? (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)Read moreEfrem Lukatsky / AP