Symetra Retirement Division Partners with Business Journalist Dave Kansas on New “Fueling Curiosity, Feeding Opportunity” Series

White papers offer financial professionals Kansas’s unique perspective on markets and economy

Committed to empowering financial professionals with timely, value-add content, Symetra Life Insurance Company recently introduced the latest article in its Fueling curiosity, feeding opportunity white paper series, a collaboration with veteran business journalist Dave Kansas. “Q1: More questions than answers” examines the first quarter’s volatility, inflation and tariff news through the lens of investor behavior.

Symetra’s Retirement Division is partnering with Kansas on the thought-provoking series in which Kansas brings his unique perspective to help investors and financial professionals learn more about how the markets, world events and emotions intertwine, with a focus on how long-term trends and investor behavior may affect investment success.

“Clients nearing retirement have a lot of investing priorities to consider and sometimes protecting what they’ve already earned becomes the main consideration. Emotion-driven investment decisions can also get the better of investors. But staying informed on events that move the markets can help lay the groundwork for more informed perspectives and behaviors,” said Andrew Farrell, senior vice president, Retirement Sales, Distribution and Marketing. “We've partnered with Dave to highlight additional perspectives on the markets and economy. His insights can help sort through the headlines and guide clients in making confident decisions about their portfolios.”

Launched in late 2024, the Fueling curiosity, feeding opportunity series aims to publish a new white paper quarterly, interspersed with a regular cadence of briefer articles. In addition to “Q1: More questions than answers,” the quarterly pieces include:

• “Fresh start or face-off: The opportunities and challenges of a new year” (Feb. 2025)
  • The changes in D.C. have begun—and the markets will move in their own ways, too. What to consider as investors try to make sense of what it could mean for their financial plans.
• “The thrill of headline moments vs. the reality of lasting change” (Nov. 2024)
  • Election results aren’t the only things that move markets post-election.

To learn more about the Fueling curiosity, feeding opportunity series, contact Symetra at sales@symetra.com or 1-800-706-0700.

About Dave Kansas

David Kansas began his journalism career in college as a sportswriter, and then turned toward investing, personal finance and markets coverage while at The Wall Street Journal. During his tenure, he investigated all corners of the finance industry and wrote two books on investing: The Wall Street Journal Guide to the End of Wall Street as We Know It and The Wall Street Journal’s Complete Money & Investing Guidebook.

Outside of traditional journalism, Dave joined the then start up TheStreet.com, has sat on several corporate boards, and most-recently served as COO and eventually president of public broadcasting organization American Public Media Group.

About Symetra

Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent financial professionals and insurance producers. For more information, visit www.symetra.com.

The views and opinions expressed in the series are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Symetra Life Insurance Company or its affiliates. Dave Kansas is not affiliated with Symetra Life Insurance Company and/or any of its affiliates and is solely responsible for the content.

This material should be regarded as educational purposes only and is not intended to provide investment, tax or legal advice. If you have questions regarding your particular situation, you should contact your legal or tax professionals.

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“We've partnered with Dave to highlight additional perspectives on the markets and economy. His insights can help sort through the headlines and guide clients in making confident decisions about their portfolios,” said Andrew Farrell, SVP, Retirement Sales