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Managing Volatility in Defined Benefit Plans
Principal Financial Group 
Feb. 3, 2012 12 pages. '[The paper explains why] (1) interest rates directly impact plan funding levels/contribution volatility, and (2) a declining-rate/low-rate environment can quickly lead to funding level shortfalls for plans utilizing a traditional total-return investment strategy; and [discusses] how liability-driven investing (LDI) works and why, for many DB plans, it may be a better approach than a total-return strategy. MORE >> |
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