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Library » Life Expectancy: Why Planning with Averages Can Be Dangerous
May 14, 2014 | Planning for Retirement
Individuals planning for their retirement and/or multi-generational wealth transfer goals are often asked to estimate how long they expect to live. Obviously, there are numerous factors that can impact any given individual’s life expectancy, including (but not limited to) family history, medical …
Library » Profit Sharing Allocation Methods - The Better Part of Discretion
May 13, 2014 | Retirement Plans
Most Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan sponsors have the basic understanding that the plan contributions must not discriminate in favor of the owners and other highly paid participants over non-owners and non-highly paid participants. Many business owners interpret this to mean “I can’t contribute more …
Library » Common Fiduciary Considerations Related to Target Date Options
May 12, 2014 | Retirement Plans
Introduction Given the variety of target date options available in the marketplace today, how does a plan fiduciary determine which family is right for a specific plan? When evaluating target date options, it is important to keep in mind that quantitative factors play an important role. However, …
Library » Why a Coordinated Portfolio Management Structure is Important
April 29, 2014 | Active Management
Portfolio Management Structure refers to the basic issues related to setting up and maintaining an investment portfolio. The key issues to consider when evaluating a portfolio’s management structure include: the mechanism for adjusting the portfolio to fundamental shifts in the market and …
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All AudiencesLibrary » Why Asset Class Diversification is Important
April 16, 2014 | Active Management
One of the most effective risk management tools available to investors is diversification across multiple asset classes (e.g., stocks, bonds, and cash). A portfolio’s distribution across various asset classes is referred to as the portfolio’s asset allocation. Academic studies have shown that …
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All AudiencesLibrary » Why Managing Capital Risk Is Important
April 14, 2014 | Active Management
While risk is often defined by various statistics, the broadest definition of risk to investors is failing to achieve one’s investment objectives. There are three basic portfolio risks that can prevent an investor from reaching his/her goals: Capital Risk - the possibility of sustained …
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All AudiencesLibrary » The Importance of Managing Inflation Risk for Long-Term Investors
April 09, 2014 | Active Management
Introduction to Risk Management While risk is often defined by various statistics, the broadest definition of risk to investors is failing to achieve one’s investment objectives. There are three basic portfolio risks that can prevent an investor from reaching his/her goals: Capital Risk—the …
Library » An All-Cap Core Investment Approach
April 08, 2014 | Active Management
What is an All-Cap Core Approach An All-Cap Core investment approach expands equity opportunities to include all levels of market capitalization and the range of style classifications. Rather than a constrained focus on a limited area of the investment universe, an All-Cap Core approach allows …
Endowments & Foundations » Endowments and Foundations: A Closer Look at Spending Rules
April 07, 2014 | Investment Management
Introduction By their very nature, endowments and foundations face a unique challenge: balancing the conflicting goals of meeting current spending needs, as well as supporting long-term spending needs well into the future. The decision to spend now generally means that less money is available …
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Endowments & FoundationsLibrary » What is a Cash Balance Plan?
April 03, 2014 | Retirement Plans
Cash Balance Plans have been around for many years, but were fraught with controversy stemming from age-discrimination lawsuits brought against plan sponsors who converted their traditional Defined Benefit (DB) Plans to Cash Balance Plans. It was not until the passage of the Pension Protection …