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What’s Better For a Pension?
Asset returns are uncertain and very volatile. The S&P 500 is a good example. Since 1990 this index has enjoyed 13 years of 20% + growth. Unfortunately, it was accompanied...
Magnificent 7: Caveat Emptor!
As pension watchdogs, Ryan ALM is always interested and concerned about trends that may affect the funded status of pensions. Since the major asset holding of most pensions is the...
Greatest Asset of a Pension… TIME!
I recently spoke at the FPPTA conference in Orlando on pension risk management. One of the speakers was Mike Welker, CEO of AndCo Consulting, who I thought had the most...
Pension Confusion - The Problem with Averages
Pension Confusion: The Problem with Averages Most pension have assets managed to generic market index benchmarks and/or liabilities. In both cases, the focus of these assets is to match or...
Pension Alert: Secure Funded Status!
Private Pension Alert: Secure Funded Status! The pension objective is to secure benefits in a cost-efficient manner! Many private pension plans are in the best funded status since 1999. It...
The Role of Bonds in Pension Asset Allocation
Custom Liability Index (CLI) The first step in prudent pension management is to install a Custom Liability Index (CLI) to calculate and monitor the present and future value term structure,...