Bond Fund Alternatives Can Help Protect You From Rising Rates
In some ways, stable value funds, which invest in guaranteed short term insurance contracts or short term bonds with an insurance “wrapper,” offer the best of both worlds. Click here to read the full article
Stable Value Funds Demystified: Why a Book Value Guarantee Matters
A stable value contract provides a 401(k) plan and its participants with a unique feature not offered by other conservative investment options such as money market funds. Click here to read the full article
SVIA’s Ninth Spring Seminar Now Open for Registration
Register today for SVIA’s Ninth Spring Seminar: Making Retirement Income Security Work. SVIA’s Ninth Spring Seminar on April 27-29, 2014 at the Four Seasons Troon North in Scottsdale, Arizona will look at the challenges facing defined contribution plans and stable value funds in ensuring a financially sound retirement. For more information, head over to the […]
How to protect your retirement savings from rising interest rates
Now that the Federal Reserve has announced it will start reducing its bond buying program by $10 billion per month, the impact is being felt in the financial markets. Click here to read the full article
Bond Q&A: stable-value funds; short-term value drops
“Principal preservation is the primary goal” of a stable-value fund, says Kelli Hueler, president of Hueler Cos. Click here to read the full article
5 money-saving New Year’s resolutions
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Stable Times Volume 17 Issue 2
Download PDF The biannual publication of the Stable Value Investment Association that covers both industry concerns and association activities. Table of contents: Transforming Tomorrow: Awakening the Super Saver [PDF] Dodd Describes His Work on Signature Bill as Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity [PDF] Stable Value Seen Outperforming Other Fixed-Income Sectors in Rising Rate Environment [PDF] Stable Value: Challenges and Opportunities [PDF] The […]
Survey Shows Consistent Allocation to Stable Value Over 20 Quarters
The SVIA Stable Value Funds Quarterly Characteristics Survey just hit a milestone. The survey, which covers the synthetic portfolios of 23 stable value managers, now has 20 quarters under its belt. It was first run covering the fourth quarter of 2008 and now covers all the way to the third quarter of 2013. The survey […]
Transforming Tomorrow: Awakening the Super Saver
Stig Nybo has spent most of his career promoting best practices for qualified retirement plans, but his commitment to that task took a more personal and passionate turn about four years ago. The catalyst was an incident that occurred during a simple walk through a parking lot with his two young sons. En route to […]