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Ron Surz
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Gold Glitters as a Hedge Against a Stock Market Crash
Ron Surz says Baby Boomers should not risk their savings at this critical time in their lives
December 4, 2025
American Century Participant Survey Reveals Looming Disappointment in Target Date Funds
Ron Surz says participants want—and need—TDFs that aren’t risky near the target date
November 25, 2025
The Mistake of Firing Prudence
Ron Surz says that TDF prudence is not the status quo, but should be
October 31, 2025
Success of the U-shaped TDF Glidepath
Ron Surz heralds the success of the U-shaped target date fund glidepath
September 29, 2025
Two Reasons Target Date Funds Should be Safer
Ron Surz lays out his case for why Baby Boomers in TDFs need to move to safety now
September 19, 2025
Surz: Baby Boomers in TDFs Need to Get Out – NOW
Vanguard’s risk and return expectations for the next decade favor the safety of bonds over the potential growth in stocks
August 29, 2025
Managed Account QDIAs are Based Upon Risk Capacity Data — No Communication Whatsoever
Ron Surz says that to actually manage, you need to know risk tolerance, which requires communication because tolerance is emotional
July 29, 2025
Surz Releases Book Championing Better, Safer TDFs
“Fixing Target Date Funds” makes his case for why they are broken by exposing near retirees with far too much risk at their target dates
July 16, 2025
Risk Capacity Used in PTDAs is Much More Dangerous Than Risk Tolerance
Ron Surz says Personalized Target Date Accounts providers are taking excessive risk because they confuse risk capacity with risk tolerance
June 18, 2025
Benchmarking Personalized Target Date Accounts
Ron Surz provides a template for benchmarking PTDAs, removing an excuse for not providing them
May 20, 2025