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What Do Pension Sponsors Want For Christmas?
When asked this question, most pension sponsors would answer lower or stable pension cost and lower volatility on funded status, yet the asset allocation of most pension plans is...
Pension Strategy to Reduce Funding Costs by 20%+
The true objective of a pension is to secure and fully fund benefits in a cost-efficient manner with prudent risk . It is a liability and cost objective… it is...
Immunizing Pension Expense Volatility
Pension management is an Assets vs. Liabilities objective. Corporations tend to focus on pension expense since it is a direct hit to earnings and stockholder value. Corporations do not want...
Pension Quiz
Is it better to have 10% ROA or reduce Funding Costs by 10%? The primary objective of a pension is to secure benefits (Retired Lives) in a cost- efficient manner...
The Risk/Reward of Bonds
Unlike any other asset class, fixed income (bonds) has two risk/reward values: Total Return Certain Cash Flows Total Return Value The total return value in bonds is the converse of...
Pension Solutions Series Part 2 - Liability Beta Portfolio™ (LBP)
Pension Solution: Liability Beta Portfolio™ (LBP) The primary pension objective is to secure promised benefits (Retired Lives) in a cost- effective manner (stable to lower contribution costs) with prudent risk...