The Ups and Downs of Pension Risk
Mike Clark, Consulting Actuary, the Principal Financial Group
When considering a metaphor for pension risk, my mind immediately went to the playgrounds of my youth. You see unlike today’s ergonomic, plastic play cocoons built atop padded rubber mats, the late 20th century playground was a very risky place. Precarious ladders leading to blazing hot metal…
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Stick the landing on DB termination investments
Mike Clark, Consulting Actuary, the Principal Financial Group
Gymnastics may be the least forgiving of all sports. Incredibly fit gymnasts vault, flip, and somersault in ways that are physically impossible for most viewers. But if they stumble on the landing, the world gasps! Coaches curse. Teammates weep. Commentators scold. Judges shake their heads. It was…
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