Fed to curb inflation without raising unemployment
The US central bank’s interest-rate increases may lead to somewhat higher unemployment.
Interest rates
2021 saw the most labor inflation in two decades
U.S. employment costs rose at a robust pace as businesses competed for a limited supply of workers.
Falling interest rates, coronavirus threaten retirement security
Retirement security in the U.S. is facing elevated threats of lower interest rates, recession, income inequality and climate-related natural disasters.
The $210 billion risk in your 401(k)
The wealth in retirement accounts could shrink by that much due to annual defaults on 401(k) loans. The projected loss is about 2.7% of the $7.8 trillion in retirement accounts.
Can bonds disrupt your retirement?
The "Rule of 100" follows the rule-of-thumb of growing more conservative as investors grow older, but it also may be obsolete since it was developed when interest rates were higher.
Avoiding the storms in your retirement portfolio
When the financial clouds are gathering, your clients have preparations to make. Top of the list: reduce risk.
The challenge of living with low interest rates
Rates are likely to remain low, which will have a negative effect on retirees and older workers who are adjusting their portfolios in preparation for retirement.
Living with low interest rates
Rates are likely to remain low, which will have a negative effect on retirees and older workers who are adjusting their portfolios in preparation for retirement.
Should retirees fear rising interest rates?
The likelihood of periodic volatility is concerning to retirees, but it's important to try to keep clients calm.
Should retirees fear rising rates: Retirement Scan
The likelihood of periodic volatility is concerning to retirees, but it's important to try to keep clients calm.
Benefits Think Liability-driven investing déjà vu
Sponsors and investment advisers tasked with managing interest rate risk in DB plans may be experiencing a familiar replay when it comes to their funding ratios, writes Mike Clark
Mike Clark
Principal Financial Group
Why plan sponsors should look at TDFs with short-term TIPS
Shorter term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — those with a bond maturity of zero to five years — do a better job of controlling inflation in a target-date fund than mid-term or long-term TIPS, according to SEI.
Why plan sponsors should look at TDFs with short-term TIPS
Shorter term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities — those with a bond maturity of zero to five years — do a better job of controlling inflation in a target-date fund than mid-term or long-term TIPS, according to SEI.
