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ARPA Update as of April 19, 2024
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Welcome to the last full week of April. How is that possible? There isn't much to report from last week's PBGC activity report, as only one event was reported. Retirement Benefit Plan...
What's the Motivation?
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. There appears in the WSJ today an article stating that pension plans were pulling "hundreds of billions from stocks". According to a Goldman analyst, "pensions will unload $325 billion in stocks this...
ARPA Update as of April 12, 2024
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. In the last 10 days or so, I've felt an earthquake in NJ, witnessed the eclipse in Dallas, and then saw the magnificence of a double rainbow on Saturday evening. What does...
The Truth Will Set You Free!
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Managing a pension plan should be all about securing the promised benefits at a reasonable cost and with prudent risk. I believe that most plan sponsors would agree, yet that is not...
Ryan ALM, Inc. Q1'24 Newsletter
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. We are pleased to provide you with the Ryan ALM, Inc. Q1'24 Newsletter . You'll find lots of interesting information related to defined benefit pensions, with a particular focus on pension liabilities....
ARPA Update as of April 5, 2024
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Welcome to ECLIPSE DAY. Good luck found me in Dallas today for the TexPERS conference, as it is in the path of totality (complete darkness). Bad luck has it heavily overcast today...
It is Time to Bag the Agg!
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. We are happy to share with you a research piece titled " Bond Index Recommendation: Bag the Agg! ", written by Ronald J. Ryan, CEO, Ryan ALM, Inc. It includes a wonderful...
Corporate Funding Improves in March - Milliman
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Milliman released the results of its latest Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. Pension funding improved for the third consecutive month to start...
Ryan ALM, Inc. Pension Monitor Q1'24
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. We are pleased to share with you the Ryan ALM, Inc. Q1'24 pension monitor . This quarterly report compares different liability growth rates (based on a 12-year average duration) versus the asset...
What Are the Stats Telling Us?
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Mark Twain quoted Benjamin Disraeli in his 1907 autobiography, when he stated "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" as a phrase used to describe the persuasive power of statistics to support weak arguments....