By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. We hope that you enjoyed a terrific Labor Day Weekend with family and friends. I can't believe that we are 2/3rds of the way through 2024. Can you? With regard to the...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. As we get set to gather with family and friends for the upcoming Labor Day Weekend, let us reflect on the history of this Federal holiday. The Industrial Revolution during the late...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Nasdaq eVestment has published capital market forecasts gathered from 11 leading asset consulting firms. The 2024 capital markets outlooks in their report were gathered across the self-authored documents in Nasdaq eVestment's "Market...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I will produce another blog post on Social Security in October when the official COLA is announced. Currently, estimates are targeting an increase of roughly 2.6% for 2025 benefits. That is truly...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Welcome to the last week of August. How did that happen? We wish for you a wonderful and safe Labor Day Weekend, especially for those families depositing children back at schools scattered...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. I very much enjoyed my two days attending the NCPERS conference. Not only did I get the opportunity to share some insights related to cash flow matching (CFM) and the application of...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. It has been a very, very long time since I was in high school, and as a result, things may be different today. But what I remember about my high school days...

By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. It is hard to believe that we are nearly two-thirds of the way through 2024. Wasn't it just Memorial Day and the start of Summer? Furthermore, the PBGC has now been engaged...

By: Ronald Ryan, CEO, and Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. Milliman recently published an article that explains in detail what they called a “Goldilocks” moment for corporations to reopen their frozen DB pension plans. The article identifies and...