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- As allocators, putting ourselves in plan sponsors’ shoes and conducting timely, relevant asset allocation research
- As advisors, deploying a range of proprietary tools and the breadth of Wellington’s multi-asset research to help plan sponsors with their most pressing issues
- As portfolio managers, building custom solutions to help sponsors pursue their return objectives
- As strategic partners, collaborating with plan sponsors on their goals across their organization
Our public plan research is led by Adam Berger, a multi-asset strategist and portfolio manager who hosts a quarterly Top of Mind webcast that addresses key questions, worries, and opportunities gathered from the hundreds of conversations he has with public plan sponsors.
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What if…? Contemplating five big questions for 2022
Could there be policy, inflation, or market surprises in 2022? Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger weighs the possibilities and the portfolio implications.
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2023-02-28
Changing “weather” patterns in alternatives and climate
Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger offers a forecast on the future of alternative and climate-related investing, with insights on manager selection, public/private allocations, climate-aware capital market assumptions, and a range of other topics.
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2022-11-30
Investing for the long term (in a short-term world)
With short-term behavior evident across the financial landscape, Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger explores the intuitive and quantifiable advantages of being more long term, and he offers seven habits that can help asset owners cultivate a long-term mindset.
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2022-09-30
Ten more “what if” scenarios for 2022
In his latest Top of Mind session, Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger addressed a wide range of what-if scenarios on the minds of our clients. See what he has to say on Russia, China, cryptocurrencies, the IPO market, and many other topics in this brief article.
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2023-02-28
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Helping public plans close the return gap
Many public plans have return targets that pose a high hurdle when compared with capital market return expectations. We think plans can address this gap through a “stepping stones” approach: making incremental changes that can potentially improve returns without significantly increasing risk. Examples include:
- Making more effective use of active strategies
- Investing thematically to take advantage of secular trends
- Mitigating downside risk to help smooth the path to a return target
To help public plans implement the right steps for their needs, we draw on our firm’s multi-asset research and investment solutions.
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To learn more about how we can help public plans pursue their investment objectives, please contact us.
