Tag: interest rates

Pension funding status improved slightly in August, according to Sweta Vaidya, North American head of Solution Design with Insight Investment.

The plaintiffs in a new ERISA lawsuit suggest Delta Air Line’s pension plans’ annuity conversion factors were set decades ago,...

At a recent PLANSPONSOR webinar, investment experts reviewed market performances throughout 2021 so far and key rules for plan sponsors...

Many find it counterintuitive that the U.S. Federal Reserve would want to push up inflation, but it has some good...

In a speech given Thursday about key policy updates, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the changes reflect the evolution...

The world has indeed embraced a new normal—but not one necessarily tied to interest rates.

Michael Barry, president of O3 Plan Advisory Services LLC, explains how, in the long run, decreases in interest rates drive...

One expert suggests the current yield curve inversion—often called a harbinger of recession—is due more to declining inflation expectations and...

"The new normal for interest rates simply means that retirement investors have to take more risk,” says Steve Foresti, CIO...

Michael Barry, president of O3 Plan Advisory Services LLC, discusses how interest rate movement affects retirement savings and what retirement...

They also expect the bull market will end in the coming year.

Higher short-term rates translate into additional income for investors from their bond portfolios, and their fixed-income allocation should provide greater...

An Insights article from Cammack Retirement notes how different fixed income vehicles perform under a rising interest rate environment and...

Willis Towers Watson researchers present various opportunities “outside of traditional hedging assets other than long corporate credit that may be...