Principal

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About Principal

Principal Financial Group® is dedicated to improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses around the world—helping more than 62M customers plan, protect, invest, and retire as of December 31, 2023. Along the way, we commit to supporting the communities where we do business. Improving our planet. And building a diverse, inclusive workforce.

We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Place to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for the 11th consecutive year, an Ethisphere World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 12th time and as Forbes The Best Employers for Diversity 2023.

Disclosure:
Insurance products issued by Principal National Life Insurance Company (except in NY) and Principal Life Insurance Company®. Plan administrative services offered by Principal Life. Principal Funds, Inc. is distributed by Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. Securities offered through Principal Securities, Inc., member SIPC and/or independent broker/dealers. Investment advisory services are offered through Principal Global Investors, LLC or its affiliates. Principal Asset Management℠ is a trade name of Principal Global Investors, LLC. Referenced companies are members of the Principal Financial Group®, Des Moines, IA 50392. ©2024 Principal Financial Services, Inc.

Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. ("Principal® Foundation") is a duly recognized 501(c)(3) entity focused on providing philanthropic support to programs that build financial security in the communities where Principal Financial Group, Inc. ("Principal") operates. While Principal Foundation receives funding from Principal, Principal Foundation is a distinct, independent, charitable entity. Principal Foundation does not practice any form of investment advisory services and is not authorized to do so.

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Expertise

Retirement Solutions Leader, Financial Services, and Global Investment Manager

How AI and geopolitics are unlocking Latin America’s resource potential
  • 25 Sep 2026

Latin America's mineral wealth is set to benefit from the global AI and infrastructure buildout.

Latin America at the crossroads of AI, energy, and geopolitics
  • 25 Sep 2026

Examines the growth of investment grade private credit and its evolving role as a core component of institutional fixed income portfolios.

Commercial real estate under higher inflation and interest rates
  • 21 Sep 2026

Why the interaction between inflation and real rates matters more than either variable alone

A synchronized, yet shallow, global hiking cycle
  • 18 Sep 2026

Global rate hikes are back, but resilient growth and earnings should continue to support markets.

Positioning portfolios for higher long-term interest rates
  • 18 Sep 2026

Explores how real estate credit may help position portfolios for a higher long-term interest rate environment.

September FOMC meeting: Beginning a new hiking cycle
  • 17 Sep 2026

The Fed launches a new hiking cycle as stronger growth and persistent inflation take center stage.

Global market perspectives 2Q 2026
  • 09 Apr 2026

Our quarterly investment outlook highlights the themes and investment implications for the period ahead.

2026 Perspectives: Discipline in an age of disruption
  • 03 Dec 2025

Innovation, volatility, and structural change define the road ahead. Our global investment leaders share where they see risk, and opportunity, in a complex 2026.

Mid-year Perspectives 2025: Cutting through the noise
  • 04 Jun 2025

After one of the most volatile stretches in recent memory, the middle of 2025 offers an important moment to pause and take stock. Over the past few months, forecasts have been made and revised, pol...