Inside MERS Investments
An inside look at MERS investments with Chief Investment Officer, Jeb Burns, exploring market performance, future forecasts, and how MERS’ strategy is adjusting to meet the long-range goals of providing stable funding for multi-billion dollar pension fund.
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Episodes
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
(Recorded 08/02/2023) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio in the second quarter of 2023. We focus this episode on MERS’ performance, inflation and the impacts on private markets. Special Guest Ed Mikolay, MERS Director of Private Markets, joins us.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
(Recorded 05/11/2023) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio in the first quarter of 2023. We focus this episode on market volatility and how MERS’s performance is impacted by overall market forces, how we strategize for “down” markets and economic uncertainty, and where that has positioned us at this point. Email questions to InsideMERSInvestments@mersofmich.com. Visit www.mersofmich.com for more investment information.
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
(Recorded 02/07/2023) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2022. We focus this episode on a summary of the 2022 performance year, the upswing it made in the last quarter, and what that might indicate for the economy and markets for the coming year. Email questions to InsideMERSInvestments@mersofmich.com. Visit www.mersofmich.com for more investment information.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
(Recorded 11/16/2022) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio in the third quarter of 2022. We focus this episode on market volatility and how MERS’s performance is compares to the benchmark and overall economy, how it adjusts to market forces for long term goals, inflationary impacts, and year-end predictions. Email questions to InsideMERSInvestments@mersofmich.com. Visit www.mersofmich.com for more investment information.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
(Recorded 7/18/2022) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio. We focus this episode on market volatility and how MERS’s performance is impacted by overall market forces, how we strategize for “down” markets and economic uncertainty, and where that has positioned us at this point. Email questions to InsideMERSInvestments@mersofmich.com. Visit www.mersofmich.com for more investment information.
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
(Recorded 4/28/2022) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio. Jeb discusses investment topics like public and legislative call to divest from Russia, Russian-Ukraine war impact on investments, inflation, and the potential for upcoming market corrections. Email questions to InsideMERSInvestments@mersofmich.com. Visit www.mersofmich.com for more investment information.
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
(Recorded 2/18/2022) A brief review of market performance of the MERS Defined Benefit Portfolio in the last quarter of 2021 and the year overall. Then Jeb takes a look ahead, addressing possible investment impacts of topics like Russian/Ukrainian hostilities, the possibility of Federal Reserve rate hikes, increasing inflation, and the potential for upcoming market corrections. Visit www.mersofmich.com for more investment information.
Who We Are
The Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) of Michigan is an independent, professional retirement services company that was created to administer the retirement plans for Michigan’s local units of government on a not-for-profit basis.
Our mission is to partner with those who serve Michigan communities to provide retirement benefits and related services to support a secure retirement.