| 2017 PLANSONSOR Target-Date Fund Buyer's Guide |
| The data submitted this year for the Target-Date Fund Buyer’s Guide, compiled by sister publication PLANSPONSOR, reinforces trends seen when first compiling this guide, in 2015. One was that asset managers are deeply committed to target-date fund solutions, as indicated by an exceptionally high research participation rate—74 products—which encompasses 99% of the total TDF marketplace by assets. Second, target-date funds, and their managers, continue to evolve their thinking and underlying allocations.
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| Growth in TDF Market Underscores Proprietary Product Debate |
| The drivers behind a target-date manager offering open architecture most commonly include the belief that participants benefit from asset manager diversification and the need to outsource allocations to access best-in-class strategies, Cerulli reports.
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| Most Americans Lack Confidence in Retirement Savings |
| Fewer than one-third of Americans have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, an IALC survey finds.
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| NEPC Recommends Investment Strategies for Pensions in a Low-Return Environment |
| NEPC suggests several ways that pension plans can boost returns, starting with investing in Treasury Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities, or STRIPS. “Capital-efficient instruments, such as STRIPS, allow investors to achieve long duration with a relatively low amount of assets compared to a traditional long-bond approach,” NEPC says.
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