Stable Value Funds: Part 1

Stable Value Funds: Part 1

Inside Stable Value Funds Most qualified retirement plans offer a capital preservation option that allows participants to invest with the least risk and the steadiest growth rate. The two most popular capital preservation options are money market funds and stable...
Stable Value Funds: Part 1

Stable Value Funds: Part 2

Assets in Stable Value Funds are Comingled and Rates of Return are Fixed The issuers of stable value funds comingle the fund’s assets with the assets in their general business operating accounts. That’s a critical distinction with money market funds which...
Stable Value Funds: Part 1

Stable Value Funds: Part 3

Stable Value Fund Disclosure Requirements Differ from Money Market Funds The quality of disclosures about a capital preservation fund’s operations and performance is significantly different between a stable value fund and a money market fund. Here’s...
Benchmarking is Not Enough

Benchmarking is Not Enough

Evaluating investment performance requires unbiased, accurate data Most recordkeeping firms provide investment “benchmarking ” reports to their clients. Such reports compare each investment to a peer group or stated index (benchmark). This index is...