Target Date Funds
The latest news and developments about target date funds, which are often the investment of choice for retirement and 529 accounts.
Vanguard Merging Retirement Funds, Cutting Fees, Adding a New Option
By Bernice NapachThe changes could lower costs for target date fund investors by $190 million, Vanguard says.
June 22, 2021
Retirement Scholars Rip Study Finding Target Date Funds 'Exploit' InvestorsMichael Finke and David Blanchett point out big flaws in the study but say it raises a few valid points.
June 08, 2021
Target Date Funds: A 'Time Bomb' in a Retirement Tool for the Masses?The GAO will investigate target date funds. What does that mean for the multitrillion-dollar industry?
June 02, 2021
Northern Trust Sued Over 'Poorly Performing' Target Date FundsNorthern Trust loaded its retirement plan with proprietary funds that consistently underperformed, current and former employees allege.
May 24, 2021
T. Rowe Cuts Fees on TDFs, Plans New LineupThe resulting asset-weighted average fee reduction is 6.3 basis points for its TDFs and 4.8 basis points for TDF trusts.
May 17, 2021
Dodge & Cox Launches First New Fund in 6 YearsO'Shaughnessy Asset Management has introduced a set of new defensive and models on its custom indexing platform.
May 14, 2021
Lawmakers Ask Government Watchdog to Probe Target Date FundsCertain aspects of TDFs may be placing retirement savers at risk, the lawmakers say.
April 12, 2021
Vanguard Cuts Fees on Retirement Trusts: Portfolio ProductsThe BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF (LCTU) pulled in $1.25 billion in assets on its first trading day.