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Glidepath
24 posts
Target Date Funds are Not Protecting Those Near Retirement
Ron Surz says most TDFs are too risky at their target date and that protection should be a requirement, but it’s not
March 1, 2023
Way Too Much Risk in 401k Target-Date Fund Glide Paths: Morningstar
Here are three suggestions for the Department of Labor
July 21, 2022
Record Growth of CITs Spurs Rebound of Contributions to Target-Date Strategies
Morningstar report finds lower costs lead to “remarkable advance” of collective investment trusts
March 23, 2022
Youngest Workers Eyed in Vanguard Expansion of Target Retirement Lineup
Company announces plans to launch Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Fund and Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Trusts
January 10, 2022
Process, Personalization in Target-Date Construction: T. Rowe’s Joe Martel
'If you design a product for the average individual, you might create a solution that doesn’t work for anyone'
December 10, 2021
A More Meaningful Target-Date Fund Choice Than ‘To’ or ‘Through’
Safe or aggressive are more meaningful choices than 'To' or 'Through' when selecting a TDF
October 15, 2021
Glide paths within the glide path
The glide path of target-date funds is increasingly becoming more sophisticated, involving more than simply a transition from…
September 15, 2021
Transition Risk (or, What Mike Tyson Can Teach Us About Retirement Plan Investing)
Mike Tyson famously said that “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” That wisdom is oddly relevant even to retirement planning, because life and financial markets are constantly throwing punches at plan participants.
November 30, 2020
Targeted Help: How TDFs Aid Investors in the Current Market Crisis
Sponsored By: How are target-date funds performing in the pandemic-driven market crisis? What’s the biggest surprise and/or…
August 7, 2020
What the Pandemic is Revealing About Target Date Funds
The differences among target date funds (TDFs) can be hard for some plan sponsors and participants to immediately…
June 5, 2020