Millennial Interest in ESG Investments A recent survey by Natixis found that 82% of plan participants want their investments to reflect their personal values...

The Plan Sponsor Council of America’s 60th Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans released on February 12, 2018 highlighted some interesting develo...

The decision to use an advice provider or managed account provider involves fiduciary responsibility in the prudent selection, monitoring, conflict‐free or l...

The US economy continues to grow at slow but steady pace. As of June, the expansion entered its ninth year, making it the third longest expansion since 1900....

US Economy Since the February, 2017 FOMC meeting the labor market continued to strengthen and economic activity continued to expand at a moderate pace. Th...

The U.S. economy is poised for stronger growth, higher corporate profits, improving wages, and inflation returning to normal levels. The Federal Reserve is r...

By Nancy Mar, Ph.D., Linda Ruiz-Zaiko, Ivan Troufanov In 2015, data flash storage company Pure Storage decided to go public. But a salient concern was what ...

The economic data releases of personal consumption, auto sales, personal income, and home prices during May were generally positive. The market expected that...

The impact of the Brexit vote on June 23, 2016 is expected to lead to weaker global growth and apply pressure on Central Banks to keep interest rates low for...

The markets were adversely impacted with heightened volatility during this quarter.  Fears of a global recession slammed the markets hard as oil, China, and ...

Much to the chagrin of traditional economists and financial academics, the pristine mathematical models used to describe the movements in asset markets falls...

US Federal Reserve On December 16, 2015 the Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate target range to 0.25% - 0.50%. The low interest rate environment has be...

This article addresses some of the best practices in benchmarking 403(b) plans as a guide for plan sponsors. Periodic benchmarking of your 403(b) plan is a n...

Every plan sponsor wants to provide a well-managed, competitive employee benefits and retirement plan that delivers a secure retirement for its employees. A...

By Ivan Troufanov and Linda Ruiz-Zaiko The accumulation of cash offshore, coupled with the volatility of currency markets, make international portfolios a ...

It is a good fiduciary practice to conduct a periodic review of the DC plan service provider to ensure that the participant assets are well-protected and tra...