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Target Date Fund Theory and Evidence
Ron Surz argues that 401(k) participants are not getting the protection that academic lifetime investment theory prescribes and are therefore much less protected than they should be near retirement
What We Need in Retirement
Jack Towarnicky takes issue with a recent Wall Street Journal piece advocating to bring back corporate pension plans
Advisors Miss Great Opportunities in Target Date Funds
Advisors earn a quarter of the fees paid to TDF service providers. Here’s how they can get more
Facts Don’t Back Recent Criticism of Voluntary Retirement Plan Market
Op-ed: ICI Chief Economist Sean Collins fires back at critics of the U.S. retirement system who seek to paint it as average or broken
Financial Vortex May Threaten U.S. Retirement Savings
Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Chris Ceder explores causes that strain participants’ ability to save and offers insights on how to get them back on track
No One is Coming to Save You From Missing Participants
Tom Hawkins has a lesson for plan sponsors who must confront the scary problem of missing participants
The Game is Changing for Target Date Funds
Marginal players fold. Newbies assail whales. Bet on the newbies.
ESG Issues Continue to Make Headlines
Groom Law’s George Sepsakos and Jake Eigner describe regulatory and political developments in the ever-shifting environmental, social and governance landscape
Best Laid Plans: Let’s Help People Not Go Astray
While we live in a world of uncertainty, LeafHouse’s Todd Kading says there are ways to provide comfort to those who would like to have a plan that doesn’t wildly shift what income they can count on in retirement
Managed Accounts Can’t Work for Defaulted 401(k) Participants
Because defaulted participants do not want to engage, you can’t know what they need and want