Policy Expert Sees New Opportunity for Retirement-Friendly Legislation
When Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan in March 2021, it took another step toward helping the country recover from last year’s pandemic-related economic downturn.
Job Posting: Product Management Analyst at Empower Retirement
Great-West Investments is seeking to hire an Product Management Analyst to provide ongoing day-to-day product management support for this well-established and growing business line.
Biden’s Build Back Better Plan: A Sea Change in Economic Thinking
The Biden administration calls its proposed new fiscal stimulus program the “Build Back Better Plan.” The massive effort is aimed at, among other things, ensuring a full recovery from last year’s COVID-induced economic downturn.
Stable Value – An Investment Solution Worth Knowing
Stable value is an investment product offered only in tax qualified plans, namely defined contribution and 529 education savings plans. First introduced in the 1970s, today assets in stable value products total more than $800 billion with 78% of retirement plans offering a stable value fund option.
The Benefits of Stable Value Funds for Plan Participants
Stable value is touted as helping near-retirees manage sequence risk, should they have the misfortune of retiring into a downturn, but these investments offer advantages for participants of all ages.
How plan sponsors can help plan participants protect their retirement savings
Consider the whole picture of participants’ financial landscape to build a solid line of defense around their retirement savings.
Get Ultra Low-Risk Growth With A Stable Value Fund
Playing it safe is tricky for retirement investors – could a stable value strategy be the perfect mix of yield and low-risk?
Stable Value Retains Edge Over Money Market Funds
Stable value continues to be the superior investing strategy over money market funds – even through 2020
Who Invests in Stable Value and Why?
As of year-end 2019, the DC landscape was about $8.2 trillion in assets. This analysis relies on data from 10 major plan administrators to break down in detail $4.5 trillion in assets from nearly 135,000 plans covering 42 million participants.