Our research Our research is designed to answer your questions that may not have been posed before. Below you can access some of our latest publications on topics that interest you. Latest research available to download Subscribe to our research RSS Learn more about RSS Will the inflation genie be kept in the bottle? (PDF) Learn why arguments for higher inflation—above 2 to 3 percent—tend to be hollow when examined closely. Enterprise risk in the real world (PDF) Russell's Enterprise Risk Report helps corporate defined benefit plan sponsors more clearly understand how the funded status of their pension liabilities affects their organization's overall financial health. Liability-responsive asset allocation LRAA is a dynamic asset allocation approach for pension plans that is tied to changes in funded status. What are the potential benefits? Latest research available by request Our proprietary research is made available to our institutional clients, and many of these published papers are available to other institutional investors as well. If you are not a Russell client, but are an institutional investor, please feel free to request an article from the list below. Our most recent research available:   Active commodity investing By Lee Kayser There is nothing normal about risk By Bruce Curwood Transitioning fixed income assets in fractured markets By Travis Bagley Active management headwinds reverse course By Richard Yasenchak The re-discovery of real assets By Leola Ross Research listed by category Alternative investments - Hedge fund evolution: Adapting to global market conditions By Janine Baldridge and Lloyd Raynor March 2009 New frontiers in equity investing By Scott Crawshaw, Braam Hanekom, Wenling Lin November 2008   Will I have enough to retire? By William Madden June 2008   Liquidity challenges for endowments & foundations By Heather Myers February 2009   The aggregate exposure manager By Michael Thomas and Janine Baldridge September 2007   Financial economics and corporate strategy: How do pension plans fit within the broader context of the corporations that sponors them? By Michael Hall October 2009 To find out more about our research contact James or Gerry:   West Coast   East Coast James Barrett Managing Director 866-926-5934 Gerry Lillis Director 866-459-4128 USI-0131 (USIRC2811)