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Time to Call in the Specialist
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from the Ryan ALM, Inc. team. Thank you for what you do everyday to protect and preserve defined benefit pension plans. Ron Ryan has produced a brief research thought piece that should resonate with...
Milliman: Public Pension Funding Improves Once More!
Milliman has published an update for their Public Pension Funding Index (PPFI), which analyzes data from our nation’s 100 largest public DB pension plans, and the news continues to be positive! For the seventh straight month, the PPFI funded ratio...
ARPA Update as of November 21, 2025
Welcome to Thanksgiving week. I don't think that I'm alone when I say that Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday. I hope that you and your family enjoy a truly special day. I'm thankful that we'll have all of our...
It Couldn't Be Any Easier!
I participated this morning in a portfolio review for one of our Cash Flow Matching (CFM) clients. As usual, it couldn't be any easier for us and the client. Following the Chair's announcement that it was Ryan ALM's turn, I...
I'm Confused??
I've had the great pleasure of speaking at a number of conferences and events this year. Thank you to those of you who provided me with these opportunities. Regular readers of this blog know that I've been discussing the concept...
ARPA Update as of November 14, 2025
I hope that last week was great for you. I didn't recognize anyone from the PBGC at the IFEBP in Honolulu last week, but I suspect that there must have been a few attendees. Why? Well, for the first time...
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Thank you, Bob Dylan, for the lyric that is just perfect for this blog post. I have just returned from the IFEBP conference in Honolulu, HI. What a great conference, and not just because it was in Hawaii (my first...
ARPA Update as of November 7, 2025
Aloha from beautiful Waikiki, HI, where the IFEBP annual conference is taking place. I'm so fortunate to be able to speak twice at this amazing event. Fortunately, part of my presentation/session speaks to ARPA and he use of Cash Flow...
Milliman - Corporate Pension Funded Ratios Up Again
Milliman once again released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate DB pension plans. October marked the seventh straight month that the PFI funded ratio improved, increasing from 106.5% on September 30,...
Dhillon Sworn in as PBGC Director
As a follow-up to Tuesday's PBGC blog post, Janet Dhillon was sworn in as the 17th director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on November 3, 2025. “I am privileged to serve as the PBGC’s director and committed to ensuring...