Target Date Funds
The latest news and developments about target date funds, which are often the investment of choice for retirement and 529 accounts.
May 13, 2014
Misused TDFs negatively impacting returnsWorkers who are partially allocated to target date funds have lower annual returns than those who only use these funds.
May 13, 2014
Misused TDFs negatively impacting returnsWorkers who are partially allocated to target date funds have lower annual returns than those who only use these funds.
February 12, 2014
Scrutinizing target date funds in 401(k)sTarget date funds have shortcomings that investors should consider, and may not be appropriate for all investors.
February 12, 2014
Scrutinizing target date funds in 401(k)sTarget date funds have shortcomings that investors should consider, and may not be appropriate for all investors.
February 08, 2014
Scrutinizing Target-Date Funds in 401(k)sWhile target date funds are a superior solution to the former default investment option for 401(k) plans, they have shortcomings that investors should consider.
August 27, 2013
Target date funds ever more common in DC plansThe percentage of health care plans with a target date fund as the default investment option has been steadily rising.
August 27, 2013
Target date funds ever more common in DC plansThe percentage of health care plans with a target date fund as the default investment option has been steadily rising.
January 28, 2013
EBRI: Nearly three quarters of 401(k) plans include target date fundsThe report reveals that at year-ended 2011, 13 percent of the assets in the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database was invested in target-date funds and 39 percent of 401(k) participants held target-date funds.
January 28, 2013
EBRI: Nearly three quarters of 401(k) plans include target date fundsThe report reveals that at year-ended 2011, 13 percent of the assets in the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database was invested in target-date funds and 39 percent of 401(k) participants held target-date funds.