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The Facts About Stable Value Funds
An increasingly unpredictable market has heightened attention on stable value funds. With $902 billion in assets, stable value funds represent 8% of defined contribution plan assets based on the Investment Company Institute’s Retirement Plan Assets as of first quarter 2022. This FAQ is intended to answer frequent questions on stable value given the increased attention and prominence of this investment option in defined contribution plans.
4 Inflation-Fighting Considerations in 401k Plans
Safety in a defined contribution retirement plan may be found in a stable value product due to a much shorter duration than the core bond market.
New SVIA Resource: Using Stable Value in Retirement to Protect Against Portfolio Depletion
John Hubenschmidt with RGA has authored a new SVIA resource article titled “Using Stable Value in Retirement to Protect Against Portfolio Depletion” which demonstrates how stable value can help plan participants protect themselves from sequence-of-returns risk and ensure their retirement funds are not depleted.
Using Stable Value in Retirement to Protect Against Portfolio Depletion
As retirement begins, retirees are no longer making regular contributions to their retirement savings, but instead making regular withdrawals. This shift from accumulation to decumulation exposes retirees to “sequence-of-returns risk.”
U.S. Migration Trends Accelerated During Pandemic
A little more than two years ago, The Washington Post reported on “the Great American Migration of 2020”—a reference to describe the millions of Americans who were moving in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inflation Upends Economic Outlook
In October 2021, the Multi-Asset Strategy team at New York Life Investments had a “constructive” or positive outlook on the U.S. economy. Six months later, economist Lauren Goodwin, director of portfolio strategy for the Multi-Asset Solutions team, said the outlook had shifted to “cautious but constructive” for the rest of this year.
Democrats Face Multiple Challenges Heading into Midterm Elections
The party of the sitting president almost always performs poorly in midterm elections. This year doesn’t appear to be setting up any differently for President Joe Biden’s Democrats, says Tamara Keith, White House correspondent for National Public Radio and cohost of the NPR Politics Podcast.
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