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What Topics Would You Pick?
I'm hopefully attending the FPPTA conference in Orlando beginning on Sunday, February 1, 2026. My attendance will be very much dependent on the path of the next winter storm takes as it migrates up the East coast. I've been asked...
How Does One Secure A Benefit?
We hope that you'll agree that going to Chicago in January demonstrates the lengths that Ryan ALM personnel will go to help plan sponsors and their advisors protect and preserve DB pension plans. We are just thankful that we left...
Cash Flow Matching: Bringing Certainty to Pension Plans
Imagine a world, or at least the United States, where pension plans are no longer subject to market swings and the uncertainty those swings create. What if you could "guarantee" (outside of any corporate bond defaults) the promises made to...
I'm Concerned! Are You?
I've been concerned about the U.S. retirement industry for many years, with a particular focus on traditional pensions. The demise of DB pensions is a major social and economic issue for a significant majority of American workers, who fear that...
5.6% 10-year forecast for US All-Cap
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Fiducient Advisors has published its 2025 Outlook. Given the strong performance in US equity markets, future returns have been adjusted downward - rightfully so. Here are some of the highlights: - Full...
The Joke's On Us!
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. According to a P&I article, the ECB has undertaken an “exploratory review of bank exposures to private equity and private credit funds in order to better understand these channels and to assess...
What Will Their Performance be? Continued
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I recently published a post titled, " What Will Their Performance be in About 11 Years ?" I compared the Ryan ALM, Inc. cash flow matching (CFM) strategy to a relative return...
Falling Rates - Not A Panacea For Pensions
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Milliman has reported that pension funding for Corporate plans declined in August. The Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI) recorded its most significant decline of 2024, as the funded ratio fell from...