MetLife Stable Value Solutions
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Collective
Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) “pool” the assets of multiple plans together in order to gain access to Stable Value.
Separate
Separate Account GICs combine the best features of Traditional GICs with added investment flexibility, control and security.
Funding Agreements
Funding Agreements are unique investment contracts for use with non-qualified assets.
Traditional
Traditional GICs are popular retirement plan additions because of their simplicity and stability.
Synthetic
A Synthetic GIC can maintain retirement savings and yield steady growth — just as you’d expect from Stable Value.
Benefits include:
- Principal protection and guaranteed interest rates1
- Diversification among leading asset management sub-advisors
- Fee structures that meet the needs of a variety of retirement plan sponsors
- Available to 401(K), 401(A), & 457(B) government plans
Benefits include:
- Access to industry leading investment sub-advisors
- Segregation from the insurer’s general account assets
- Portfolios that are managed to specific investment guidelines/benchmarks with no fixed maturity- reducing reinvestment risk for contract holders
- Transparency of fees. portfolio, and crediting rate methodology
Benefits include:
- Can be highly customized
- Choice of fixed or floating interest rates for added flexibility
- Competitive interest rates
- Guarantee of principal and interest1
Benefits include:
- Competitive, guaranteed interest rate, which is equivalent to yields of similar duration bonds
- Certainty of return, because the fixed interest rate is unaffected by market interest rate fluctuations, asset values or participant withdrawals
- Protection of principal, so participants’ investments are secure
- Principal and interest are available for participant withdrawals, at full book value, and guaranteed by MetLife1
Synthetic GICs have two components:
- A portfolio of bonds that are owned by the plan or trust and managed by an asset manager selected by the plan sponsor and
- An insurance contract issued by MetLife that provides a book value wrap around the underlying investments.1,2
Contact us to discuss putting Synthetic GIC’s to work for you and your plan participants.
What is a Guaranteed Interest Contract?
Guaranteed Interest Contracts (GICs) have been a key component of stable value funds since the beginning. And for good reason. Through GICs, stable value meets two important needs for retirement plan participants: principal protection and steady growth by earning a competitive interest rate.
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The Anatomy of a Stable Value Fund: 5 Key Features to Consider
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Meet The Team
Get to know the experts who can provide more information about Stable Value, and how it may fit into your company’s retirement plan.
Why MetLife?
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Resources That Support Success
Advisor/plan sponsor access to our Stable Value Update eNewsletter.
Communication materials that provide complete details about the overall stable value market as well as our stable value solutions.
Expertise At Your Side
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