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Here we have highlighted the changes in the December, 13, 2017, FOMC Press Release.
Philip Chao quoted in InvestmentNews article "Do specialized retirement plan advisers even need a broker-dealer?"
Philip Chao quoted in InvestmentNews Article "401(k) Managed Account Push Rife with Conflicts of Interest".
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an 18-month extension from Jan. 1, 2018, to July 1, 2019, of the special Transition Period for the Fiduciary Rule’s Best Interest Contract Exemption.
On November 15, 2017, the BEA released its Consumer Price Index showing that the CPI-U rose 0.1% in October.
The Trump administration wants to give a shot in the arm to annuities in 401(k) plans by encouraging rules to make it more palatable for plan sponsors to offer such products.
Here we have highlighted the changes in the November 1, 2017, FOMC press release.
The 2017 Q3 came in at 3% and surprised everyone. What are the contributing factors telling us?
Here we have highlighted the changes in the October 26, 2017, press release.
On October 18, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement related items for Tax Year 2017.
Research shows that many households are ill-equipped to manage their own retirement account and have little or no retirement savings.
Chao & Company is one of five defined contribution advisory firms selected by PIMCO to offer opinion regarding how this firm conducts target date fund monitoring.
This is the third quarter of 2017 market commentary which represents the current views of Chao & Company, LTD.
Philip Chao was featured in a recent article regarding the fiduciary duty to monitor.
Here we have highlighted the changes in the September 20, 2017, press release.
09/11/2017 - The average annual real GDP over the 5 decades since 1950 in the U.S. has been 3.6%. The average GDP in the first decade in the 21st Century was 1.7%. Based on our analysis, we believe the U.S. GDP on average is likely to remain below historical trend.
On August 30, 2017, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the Second Estimate for the U.S. second quarter real GDP . In this article, we attempt to understand if the 3% revision is an anomaly.
The Phillips Curve is a hypothesis and should not be treated as a rule. Here we look at the euro area and the U.S. employment and inflation data to show that there employment or low unemployment is now insufficient to drive inflation.
The DOL issued its Conflict of Interest FAQs during this seemingly never ending process of applying the new fiduciary law.
Understanding GDP components offers a more complete story of the underlying drivers to our economy.