Dr. Ike Brannon
President, Capitol Policy Analytics
Dr. Brannon is an economist, senior fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation and the president of Capital Policy Analytics, a consulting firm in Washington, D.C. He previously served as the chief economist for the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The following is an excerpt of his testimony at the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee hearing “Investing for the Future: Honoring ERISA’s Promise to Participants” on April 30, 2025. Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in the number of investment funds that purport to offer the chance for people to invest their money into funds that…