Worried About A Bond Bubble?
The Forbes article “Worried About A Bond Bubble? Consider A Stable Value Fund For Your 401(k)” brings up some good points regarding stable value funds. http://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2012/11/26/worried-about-a-bond-bubble-consider-a-stable-value-fund-for-your-401k/
Generations: Key Drivers of Investment Behavior
Download PDF By Randy Myers Having witnessed two major bear markets in a single decade, some young investors appear to be steering clear of stocks. This could have an impact on their long-term financial security, as stocks historically have provided higher returns than other asset classes over long periods of time. Addressing participants at the […]
The Federal Budget: David Walker Lays Out Hard Choices for a Sustainable Future
By Randy Myers To some, Washington’s inability to come up with a meaningful plan to reduce the federal debt is evidence of political gridlock. To David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office from 1998 to 2008, it’s just another sign that the United States has become […]
Stable Value Funds Deliver for Investors in 2011
By Randy Myers Investors want two things from their stable value funds: capital preservation and a steady, predictable return on their investment. In 2011, stable value funds continued to deliver those benefits, SVIA President Gina Mitchell told participants at the organization’s Fall Forum, held in November in Washington, D.C. Acknowledging that stable value investors value […]
Stable Value and Rising Interest Rates
Stable value managers are frequently asked how stable value funds will respond in a rapidly rising interest rate environment. Some consultants and plan sponsors seem to fear that today’s historically low interest rate environment will disadvantage stable value funds should rates rise. To address this fear, it is helpful to look at what makes this […]
The 2012 Elections: Time for a Change?
Among political truisms, few are more trusted than this one: presidents do not get reelected when the economy is weak and unemployment is high. However, warns public opinion pollster Gary Langer of Langer Research Associates, anything may be possible in 2012. The economic outlook was clearly weighing against President Barack Obama’s reelection hopes as 2011 […]
Editor’s Corner
By Marijn Smit, AEGON Stable Value Solutions In pulling together this last issue of Stable Times in 2011, I was struck by both the breadth and the depth of the articles. The articles, which highlight SVIA’s Fall Forum and Annual Meeting that was held on November 16-18, addressed many of the challenges that the stable […]
SVIA Elects New Board Members
SVIA members elected four new members to the Board of Directors. Ninety-four percent of the membership voted in the election. UTC’s Joe Fazzino was affirmed by the membership as a plan sponsor member of the Board. His three year term begins on January 1, 2012. The following service firm members were elected to serve a […]
ERISA’s Increasing Importance
By Randy Myers The stock market crash of 2007-2009 threw into stark relief the shortcomings of the U.S. retirement system. Millions of Americans are responsible for their own retirement security via 401(k) plans, and as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 50 percent, many of them saw their retirement dreams jeopardized. Now, with more […]
