401(k) Investors Reach Highest Level of Equity Exposure Since 2001
Alight attributes this increase to a rising stock market and steady trades into equities.
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Research Says Lack of Attention by Investors Helps TDF Managers Sacrifice Returns
Academics say "low-attention" investors let TDF managers favor their own families of funds at the expense of performance.
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How Advisers Can Evaluate Stable Value Investments
Experts say they should consider performance, risk mitigation, team and process—as well as how the accounts are managed, how assets are protected and what termination rights they offer to sponsors.
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Once They Catch On, PEPs Could Grow Exponentially
The current hesitancy over how they will take shape will be overcome by appreciation among advisers and sponsors alike at the prospect of expanding retirement coverage, sources say.
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A New Telling of the Story of Persistent Inequality
The interest rate regime embraced to combat strong inflation of the mid-1970s and early 1980s has had unintended consequences—including the development of historic levels of wealth inequality. Yakov Feygin says there’s a lot that can be done to turn things around.
Institutional Investors Look to Strengthen Portfolios With Alternatives, Multi-Asset Approaches
Interest in ESG investing continues to grow, but many investors want proof of its alpha.
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Adviser Op-Ed: The Case for Custom Default Investment Solutions
Michael Volo at CAPTRUST says it makes sense that target-date solutions have evolved the same way retirement plan products have over time—from closed architecture, proprietary solutions to open architecture solutions using best-in-class underlying investments.
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Adviser Op-Ed: The Next Generation 401(k) Plan
Brad and Grant Arends at intellicents explain why they are committed to using managed accounts as a means of delivering customized portfolios at scale.
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Data Points: Customization and the QDIA
Five years ago, more than 10% of plans that offered managed accounts used them as a default. Today? Our proprietary data shows usage of default managed accounts has been cut in half.
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Industry Views on Customized TDFs, Managed Accounts
Customization has significant appeal, but for the vast majority of participants, retirement plan experts say off-the-shelf TDFs are still a fine way to go.
Upcoming Webinar: ESG and ERISA Plans
We will discuss how asset managers are putting environmental, social and governance investing themes to work. Particular attention will be paid to the regulatory environment and the potential to pursue greater investment returns by seeking out companies with higher ESG ratings.
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Despite Reservations, Sponsors’ Interest in Annuities is Growing
Advisers should be educated about annuities and how to analyze them to help plan sponsors decide the best products to use.
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$35 Trillion in Retirement Savings Tells a Tale of Two Economies
Retirement plan balances have never been higher, fresh data from the Investment Company Institute shows, yet many millions of Americans are unable to participate in the growth.
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Why and How the OCIO Model Is Moving Up Market
Sources say it’s partly due to the growing popularity of ESG investing, but there’s a lot more going on to fuel the trend, from increasing market complexity to the emergence of new regulations.
Some Experts Foresee ‘Supercharged’ Recovery Coming
Sources say 2021 was already coming together as a year of very strong economic growth, and with the passage of an additional $1.9 trillion in fiscal stimulus support, a broad-based recovery could come sooner than later.
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What Should Advisers Focus On in a New Market Environment?
After the challenges of 2020’s volatile market, financial advisers should learn how to approach any future obstacles with their clients.
Recent Strong Returns Make the Future More Challenging, J.P. Morgan Says
The asset management firm points to the importance of increasing savings and diversification as two ways to counteract potential lower returns.
Why Annuities Are So Helpful in Today’s Market Environment
Thanks to increases in longevity and lower expected returns from stocks and bonds in the foreseeable future, annuities are now seen as a big part of the solution.
Franklin Templeton Reviews How Vaccines, Inflation Worries Will Affect Markets
Experts analyzed market performances from last year and outlined what they anticipate for 2021.
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Investment Experts Warn of a K-Shaped Recovery
But there is hope as the nation returns to work that those most impacted by the pandemic will be able to recover.