| Issue | As of | Special Focus Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Quarter 2024 | 9/30/2024 | Recordkeeper Monitoring |
| 2nd Quarter 2024 | 6/30/2024 | A Matter of Fact Sheets |
| 1st Quarter 2024 | 3/31/2024 | Revenge of the Defined Benefits |
| 4th Quarter 2023 | 12/31/2023 | Financial Security Under 30 |
| 3rd Quarter 2023 | 9/30/2023 | Active Management – Not Dead Yet |
| 2nd Quarter 2023 | 6/30/2023 | Value Generation of Generative AI |
| 1st Quarter 2023 | 3/31/2023 | Inflation Then and Now |
| 4th Quarter 2022 | 12/31/2022 | Regulating Pension Risk |
| 3rd Quarter 2022 | 9/30/2022 | Comparing Target Date Funds |
| 2nd Quarter 2022 | 6/30/2022 | Retirement for a New Age |
| 1st Quarter 2022 | 3/31/2022 | Supply Chain Evolution |
| 4th Quarter 2021 | 12/31/2021 | Quality – Trimming the Tails |
| 3rd Quarter 2021 | 9/30/2021 | ESG Fund Regulation |
| 2nd Quarter 2021 | 6/30/2021 | Trend-Catalyzing COVID-19 |
| 1st Quarter 2021 | 3/31/2021 | Market Capitalization |
| 4th Quarter 2020 | 12/31/2020 | SPACs |
| 3rd Quarter 2020 | 9/30/2020 | Complex World of Transaction Costs |
| 2nd Quarter 2020 | 6/30/2020 | Evolving Tools of the Federal Reserve |
| 1st Quarter 2020 | 3/31/2020 | The Power and Peril of Narrative |
| 4th Quarter 2019 | 12/31/2019 | Removing Volatility from Risk |
| 3rd Quarter 2019 | 9/30/2019 | EM in Small Caps |
| 2nd Quarter 2019 | 6/30/2019 | Investing in Real Assets IRL |
| 1st Quarter 2019 | 3/31/2019 | Retirement Income |
| 4th Quarter 2018 | 12/31/2018 | Peering Into Peer Groups |
| 3rd Quarter 2018 | 9/30/2018 | Securities Lending – Old Dog New Tricks |
| 2nd Quarter 2018 | 6/30/2018 | Benchmarking Your Benchmarks |
| 1st Quarter 2018 | 3/31/2018 | Financial Stats: Updating Your Metrics |
| 4th Quarter 2017 | 12/31/2017 | In's and Out's of Style-Pure Funds |
| 3rd Quarter 2017 | 9/30/2017 | BlockChain |
| 2nd Quarter 2017 | 6/30/2017 | Monty Hall's Alpha |
| 1st Quarter 2017 | 3/31/2017 | CIT Due Diligence |
| 4th Quarter 2016 | 12/30/2016 | Factors to Consider in Factor Investing |
| 3rd Quarter 2016 | 9/30/2016 | Immigration Economics |
| 2nd Quarter 2016 | 6/30/2016 | The Art & Science of Investment Decisions |
| 1st Quarter 2016 | 3/31/2016 | HSAs – A New Era of Saving |
| 4th Quarter 2015 | 12/31/2015 | A Resurgence of Debt |
| 3rd Quarter 2015 | 9/30/2015 | Socially Responsible Investing |
| 2nd Quarter 2015 | 6/30/2015 | Money Market Funds & the "Risk Free" Rate |
| 1st Quarter 2015 | 3/31/2015 | Performance of US Large Cap Managers |
| 4th Quarter 2014 | 12/31/2014 | Stable Value |
| 3rd Quarter 2014 | 9/30/2014 | Target Date |
| 2nd Quarter 2014 | 6/30/2014 | Convertible Bonds |
| 1st Quarter 2014 | 3/31/2014 | Creative Destruction in India |
| 4th Quarter 2013 | 12/31/2013 | Private Real Estate and REITs |
| 3rd Quarter 2013 | 9/30/2013 | Bond Investments and Rising Rates |
| 2nd Quarter 2013 | 6/30/2013 | Liquidity and Money Market Reform |
| 1st Quarter 2013 | 3/31/2013 | Leverage; Leverage (Almost) Everywhere |
| 4th Quarter 2012 | 12/31/2012 | Operational Due Diligence |
| 3rd Quarter 2012 | 9/30/2012 | Capital-Labor Substitution and Fed Policy |
| 2nd Quarter 2012 | 6/30/2012 | Unitizing Recordkeeping Expenses |
| 1st Quarter 2012 | 3/31/2012 | The Dividend Fallacy |
| 4th Quarter 2011 | 12/31/2011 | Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Management |
| 3rd Quarter 2011 | 9/30/2011 | Rounding Out the Reals: TIPS |
| 2nd Quarter 2011 | 6/30/2011 | Commodities as Investments |
| 1st Quarter 2011 | 3/31/2011 | Real Estate in Defined Contribution Plans |
| 4th Quarter 2010 | 12/31/2010 | Finding Growth; and Growth Managers |
| 3rd Quarter 2010 | 9/30/2010 | Foreign Exchange and Trade |
| 2nd Quarter 2010 | 6/30/2010 | Globalization and the "New Normal" |
| 1st Quarter 2010 | 3/31/2010 | Credit Default Swaps and the Greek Crisis |
| 4th Quarter 2009 | 12/31/2009 | Behavioral Norms and Savings |
| 3rd Quarter 2009 | 9/30/2009 | Venture Capital Refresher |
| 2nd Quarter 2009 | 6/30/2009 | Hyperinflation in Brazil |
| 1st Quarter 2009 | 3/31/2009 | Retirement Income Products for DC Plans |
| 4th Quarter 2008 | 3/31/2009 | Index Funds |
| 3rd Quarter 2008 | 9/30/2008 | Keeping the "Stable" in Stable Value |
| 2nd Quarter 2008 | 6/30/2008 | Speculation and Crude Oil Prices |
| 1st Quarter 2008 | 3/31/2008 | Inflation |
| 4th Quarter 2007 | 12/31/2007 | Evolution of DB Investment Policy |
| 3rd Quarter 2007 | 9/30/2007 | Sub-Prime's Root Causes and Aftermath |
| 2nd Quarter 2007 | 6/30/2007 | Private Equity; What's the Deal? |
| 1st Quarter 2007 | 3/31/2007 | Lifecycle Funds and Employee Engagement |
| 4th Quarter 2006 | 12/31/2006 | Leverage; Leverage Everywhere |
| 3rd Quarter 2006 | 9/30/2006 | Lifecycle Funds and Fees |
| 2nd Quarter 2006 | 6/30/2006 | Low National Savings Rate |
| 1st Quarter 2006 | 3/31/2006 | Retirement Plan Default Options |
| 4th Quarter 2005 | 12/31/2005 | Inflation Targeting Under Ben Bernanke |
| 3rd Quarter 2005 | 9/30/2005 | Hedge Funds and Market Efficiency |
| 2nd Quarter 2005 | 6/30/2005 | Yield "Curve-ology" |
| 1st Quarter 2005 | 3/31/2005 | Small/Midcap Fund Capacity & Search Issues |
| 4th Quarter 2004 | 12/31/2004 | Effective Investment Committees |
| 3rd Quarter 2004 | 9/30/2004 | Investment Policy for Participant-Directed Retirement Plans |
| 2nd Quarter 2004 | 6/30/2004 | The Rise of China |
| 1st Quarter 2004 | 3/31/2004 | Managed Accounts & Accelerated Savings for DC Plans |
| 4th Quarter 2003 | 12/31/2003 | Mutual Fund Industry Scandals |
| 3rd Quarter 2003 | 9/30/2003 | Valuation of Pension Liabilities |
| 2nd Quarter 2003 | 6/30/2003 | Stable Value Products |
| 1st Quarter 2003 | 3/31/2003 | Hedge Funds |
| 4th Quarter 2002 | 12/31/2002 | Equity Sector Definitions |
| 3rd Quarter 2002 | 9/30/2002 | Pension Reform Legislation Update |
| 2nd Quarter 2002 | 6/30/2002 | Foreign Currency Exchange Rates |
| 1st Quarter 2002 | 3/31/2002 | Security of Pension Benefits |
| 4th Quarter 2001 | 12/31/2001 | Company Stock and the Enron Bankruptcy |
| 3rd Quarter 2001 | 9/30/2001 | Introduction to Economic Statistics |
| 2nd Quarter 2001 | 6/30/2001 | Benchmark Basics |
| 1st Quarter 2001 | 3/31/2001 | Oil |
| Special Issue | 9/17/2001 | Introduction to Economic Statistics |
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