Fund Lineup Sizing
Both pluses and minuses to increasing or reducing plan investment menus, research says.
Offering fewer than 12 categories may mean participants are not being given sufficient opportunity to diversify, and offering more than 20 could lead to lower average investment in each fund, which may cause higher fees, ERISApedia.com says.
Financial advisers can help plan sponsors address their fiduciary responsibilities while creating their own investment product lineup from menus of funds on which Morningstar has performed due diligence.