Tag: Lifecyle funds

A new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company Institute finds 401(k) plan design changes have led to substantial popularity for balanced funds,...

The diversity of investment options available for today’s 401(k) plans can be overwhelming, so it is important for employers to understand the nuts and bolts of the investments...

Baby Boomers and Millennials stand at opposite ends of the career pathway. Does this mean their retirement investments should be opposites as well?

What does the new guidance about annuity investments in target-date funds (TDFs) mean for retirement plan sponsors and participants?

The recent evolution of target-date funds (TDFs), like other investing programs popular with qualified retirement plan investors, has been a story of falling fees.

John Hancock Investments lowered expenses across its suite of Retirement Living Portfolios, pledging up to 31% in fee savings for shareholders.

A new study finds many U.S. employers are replacing single, stand-alone investment options with multi-manager, “white-labeled” choices that can be easier for participants to use and understand.

TIAA-CREF launched the TIAA-CREF Lifecycle 2060 and Lifecycle Index 2060 Funds, as well as the TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Software developer NextCapital Group says it is building digital portfolio management and advice delivery tools that have the potential to reshape the defined contribution (DC) retirement plan industry.

Target-date funds (TDFs) have been the fastest growing area of the mutual fund industry over the last decade.

Plan sponsors thinking about putting target-date funds (TDFs) in their investment lineup must determine an implementation process that will support the plan’s goals, Towers Watson says in a...

A new target-date fund series will be co-managed by Morningstar Associates and AllianceBernstein, and boasts a diverse cast of managers, including Franklin Templeton and PIMCO.

The average target-date fund (TDF) enjoyed nearly a 4% return for the second quarter of 2014, buoyed by U.S. large cap, emerging market and real estate equity holdings.

About 30 investment firms and other parties responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest call for comments about a still-pending 2010 proposal to strengthen target-date fund disclosures.

Whether a target-date fund (TDF) series is considered “to” or “through” retirement is not the appropriate basis for determining its peers for comparison, contends Cammack Retirement Group.

BrightScope released a report on the latest trends in target-date funds (TDFs) that showed that in 2013, fees declined, assets rose and new TDF series were introduced to...

BlackRock has added two new strategies to its series of LifePath target-date funds (TDFs) that apply principles from the firm’s latest research into glide path investing.

Retirement plan advisers can deliver significant value by helping sponsor clients address the shortcomings of prepackaged TDF solutions, says Tara Mashack-Behney of Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors.

Retirement plan participation and savings rates are rising due to adoption of automatic plan features, says Vanguard in “How America Saves 2014.”