Comment Letter ICI Comment Letter to the New York Department of Financial Services Regarding Insurance Company Investment in Fixed Income ETFs August 7, 2026
Comment Letter ICI Response to the CBI, AMF and CSSF Consultations on their MMF Guidance July 31, 2026
Image Perspective The Economics of Providing 401(k) Plans: Services, Fees, and Expenses, 2025 (pdf) July 6, 2026
ICI Viewpoints ICI Welcomes Bipartisan Sponsors of Bill to Stop States from Seizing Long-Term Investors’ Savings July 22, 2026
Image ICI Viewpoints A Supreme Court Win for Fund Investors — and the Work That Remains July 28, 2026
Comment Letter ICI Comment Letter to the New York Department of Financial Services Regarding Insurance Company Investment in Fixed Income ETFs August 7, 2026
Comment Letter ICI Response to the CBI, AMF and CSSF Consultations on their MMF Guidance July 31, 2026
Image Perspective The Economics of Providing 401(k) Plans: Services, Fees, and Expenses, 2025 (pdf) July 6, 2026
ICI Viewpoints ICI Welcomes Bipartisan Sponsors of Bill to Stop States from Seizing Long-Term Investors’ Savings July 22, 2026
Image ICI Viewpoints A Supreme Court Win for Fund Investors — and the Work That Remains July 28, 2026
Breadcrumb HOME BRIAN REID Author Brian Reid Former Chief Economist Brian Reid was Chief Economist of the Investment Company Institute. Viewpoints by this Author 2017 Investment Company Fact Book: Letter from the Chief Economist Matching Models to Reality: Bond Market Investors Don’t Follow the “First-Mover” Script Matching Models to Reality: In a Falling Market, the Real “Movers” May Be...the Buyers How the SEC’s Six-Bucket Approach Could Provide a False Picture of Liquidity The SEC’s Liquidity Proposal: Good Goals, Unintended Consequences Small Savers at a Loss 2015 Investment Company Fact Book: Letter from the Chief Economist Getting the Numbers Right on Investment Advice for Retirement Savers Statement of the Investment Company Institute at Senate Finance Committee Hearing on “Retirement Savings 2.0: Updating Savings Policy for the Modern Economy” The Real Lessons to Be Learned from 1994’s Bond Market “The Age of Asset Management”—Less Risk, Not More Money Market Funds and the Debt Ceiling: What Do We Know? Yes, DC Follies Hurt Retirement Savers—But Let’s Not Overstate Bond Fund Flows: A Little Perspective on the Big Bond Market Narrowing the Focus to Prime Money Market Funds The New York Fed’s Flawed Approach to Fixing the Money Market Facts and Common Sense Undercut Distorted Demos View of 401(k)s Bringing Money Market Funds’ European Investments into Focus Money Market Funds: Let’s Stick to the Facts The Honest Truth About Forcing Money Market Funds to Float Time to Stamp Out the Confusion Around ‘Shadow Banking’ Mutual Fund Investors Remain Steady Despite Volatile Market New York Times Editorial Misrepresents the Behavior of 401(k) Investors ICI Economists Provide Long-Term Mutual Fund Flow Analysis ‘One Size Fits All’ Doesn’t Fit Today’s Fund Investors What’s Happening with Recent Money Market Fund Flows? Debt Ceiling Scenarios: ICI Addresses Key Questions Regarding Possible Impact on Money Market Funds Dispelling Misinformation on Money Market Funds Fact Book Illustrates the Dynamic, Evolving Fund Industry Revisiting the Age-Old Active Versus Passive Debate 40 Years Later, Money Market Funds Still Aren’t Banks