Investments

OCIO/ERISA 3(38) As this consolidation has occurred on the advisor side, Advisor firms are actively positioning OCIO (Outsourced Chief Investment Officers), ERISA 3(38) or Discretionary Asset Management services to Plan Sponsors. The three terms are used interchangeable and relate to hiring an advisor/consultant to take fiduciary responsibility from the Retirement Committee for all investment related decisions including hiring and firing investment managers/funds in your retirement plan. Generally, Committees are utilizing this service due to: Plan Sponsors considering the implementation of…

S&P 500 Price Returns during Presidential Elections Years It’s Super Tuesday! Heading into the year, all eyes were on the upcoming Presidential Election.  Impeachment, trade disputes, and Brexit were all seemingly behind us and the only unknown on the horizon was the election.  Then along came Corona… the Virus.  Ahem. But here’s what we were thinking about before the pandemic.  Below is a chart showing the price return (return excluding dividends) of the S&P 500 Index during each Presidential Election…