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Category Archives: Investment Updates
Q1 2012 Capital Markets Review
Risk was definitely rewarded in Q1 2012. Equities of all types posted robust returns and significantly outperformed their fixed income counterparts. While much attention has been given to the strong returns of the equity markets, fixed income (high quality fixed … Read full article »
Tagged investment, Pension Consultants
Q3 2011 Economic Summary: Deliberate, but Slow Growth of the Economy
Q3 2011 Economic Roundtable Summary The third quarter of 2011 continued to bring a great deal of disappointing news to all economics agents: consumers, businessmen, and policymakers alike. The slowing recovery and volatility continue to generate a great deal of … Read full article »
Target Date Funds: Guidance for Fiduciary Prudence
We are excited to announce the next Pension Consultants Educational Series webinar—Target Date Funds: Guidance for Fiduciary Prudence. The event will be held Thursday, September 22, at 11 am Central and will feature a presentation by David A. Richards, CFP®, … Read full article »
Tagged investment, Pension Consultants, target date funds, TDFs
Brian Allen interviewed on KY3 News About the Market Plunge
Brian Allen, President of Pension Consultants, Inc., appeared on Springfield, MO NBC affiliate KY3’s evening news program on August 4, 2011 to field viewer questions regarding the Dow’s dramatic fluctuations. Topics include whether this climate is ideal for bargain hunters, whether … Read full article »
Tagged Dow, investment advice, investors, KY3, Pension Consultants
Q2 2011 Economic Roundtable– “The Economy: Searching for Traction”
The second quarter of 2011 was marked largely with disappointing economic and financial news. The slowing recovery and sputtering financial markets has policymakers, analysts, and investors alike at a loss to explain the current climate and uncertain as to the … Read full article »
Tagged economy news, investment, us economy
Q1 2011 Economic Roundtable: A Tenacious Economy
Despite unrest in the Middle East, a natural disaster that devastated the world’s third largest economy and continuing sovereign debt crises in Western Europe, the S&P 500 turned in its best first quarter returns in 13 years. Acknowledging the significant … Read full article »
Tagged economy, investment, Pension Consultants, Retirement Plans
Q4 2010 Economic Roundtable from the Pension Consultants, Inc. Investment Services Team
The final quarter of 2010 provided robust returns for equity owners, but was disappointing for most fixed income investors. All equity styles and capitalizations posted strong positive returns with domestic equities faring better than foreign equities. Small caps outperformed large … Read full article »
Q3 2010 Economic Roundtable from Pension Consultants, Inc. Investment Services Team
Q3 2010 proved to be a profitable one for most asset classes, both equity and fixed income. Risk was rewarded on the equity side as international equities and domestic small/mid caps outpaced their large domestic counterparts. Fixed income investors were … Read full article »
Q2 2010 Economic Update from the Pension Consultants, Inc. Investment Services Team
If you were an equity investor in the first half of 2010 you may not feel optimistic about the equity markets or the economy as a whole. We do, however, find reason to remain optimistic about both. The economy is … Read full article »
Tagged economy, Pension Consultants
