PANC 2019: The Pillars of Asset Allocation
Managed accounts, target-date funds, hybrid funds and risk-based models are all prevalent in today’s defined contribution retirement plan marketplace.
GoalPath Offers Suite of Tools to Help With Retirement Outcomes
The program from GoalPath offers target-date funds that consider not just a participant’s age but other data, and it emphasizes retirement income over account balances.
A Better DC Plan Core Investment Menu
Sibson Highlights Importance of Proper Asset Allocation
The consulting firm says that few plan sponsors pay close attention to how their employees allocate their retirement savings.
Most Millennials Have Appropriate Allocations
This is despite having lived through two bear markets.
Asset Management Fee Compression Accelerates
New research from Cerulli points to a number of drivers behind the acceleration in asset management fee compression, tied to improved automation and stronger competition; the research and analytics firm also analyzes the competitive landscape of “robo-advice.”
PSNC 2018: Asset Allocation Comprehension for Plan Sponsors and Participants
The panel focused on current asset allocation trends, and then shifted to what plan sponsors and participants need to know about these investment products.
Americans Remained Committed to Their 401(k)s in 2017
Only 2.7% discontinued contributions, according to the ICI.
401(k) Participants’ Equity Holdings Drop As They Age
The younger the investor, the more likely they are to have their money invested in equities, while older investors are more likely to gravitate to fixed-income securities, according to the ICI.