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Target Date Funds (TDF)
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Target date funds (TDF) , also known as lifecycle or target-retirement funds, are investment funds designed to automatically adjust their asset allocation over time to become more conservative as a specific target date (usually a retirement year) approaches. They offer a convenient “set-it-and-forget-it” approach to investing, particularly for retirement savings.
Workers Feel On-Track with Retirement Savings But Plan Sponsors Disagree: BlackRock
New “Read on Retirement” study shows striking disparity in beliefs surrounding retirement readiness
September 8, 2025
Guaranteed Income Features in Target Dates Exceed $100B
The rise is a 25% increase from year-end 2024, Sway research uncovers
September 2, 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
LeafHouse, Capital Group Team Up for Customized TDF Solution
“Target Date Plus powered by LeafHouse” a data-driven personalization service designed to improve retirement outcomes for working Americans
July 10, 2025
Coming to Transamerica: Nuveen TDFs with TIAA Lifetime Income
Partnership announced today brings new investment choices to retirement savers
July 9, 2025
Great Gray’s New TDF Solution with Private Markets Access to be Powered by BlackRock’s Proprietary Glidepath
BlackRock research shows how purpose-built private markets exposures can deliver 50 bps of additional performance for target date funds, translating into 15% more for retirees
June 26, 2025
Benchmarking Personalized Target Date Accounts
Ron Surz provides a template for benchmarking PTDAs, removing an excuse for not providing them
May 20, 2025
TDFs Top $4 Trillion Mark in 2024: Morningstar
New Target-Date Fund Landscape report shows CITs now account for 52% of TDF assets, surpassing mutual funds
May 2, 2025