Target Date Funds — Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits? An Economists’ View. Target date funds (TDFs) have become the default investment option of choice for the majority of defined ...

Morningstar: Target Date Fund Fees Decline for 9th Year Running; Passive Rules. Is the migration to passive target date fund (TDF) strategies driving down fees across the board? Findings from ...

Target Date Fund Benefits – Beyond Returns. Learn from the HR manager of an association of mathematicians attending a TPSU program at LaSalle University the human side of the ...

Liability Driven Investing Spawns a Re-branding at LD Intelligence. The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU) held a Fiduciary Education Program in Glendale, Arizona at Thunderbird School of Global Management where ...

Market Madness Got Your Participants in a Panic? Be Proactive! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the stock market has been, well, kind of volatile these ...

Target Date Funds – Next Generation Default Options and Benchmarking. As a result of the 2006 Pension Protection Act, automatic enrollment was given safe harbor and target date funds ...

PIMCO: TDF Selection, Monitoring Is Not One-Size-Fits-All. PIMCO recently conducted a Q&A on target date fund (TDF) selection and monitoring with senior leaders from some of the top defined contribution ...

Proprietary Target Date Funds Dwindling in 401k Plans.  When 401k plans first became popular, many record keepers only offered proprietary investments. Driven by market demand, record keepers were forced ...

Mixed Investing Isn’t a Bad Idea Mixing Target Date and Other Funds Isn’t a Bad Idea Mixing Investing Can Work, for Some Participants Is it possible, and practical, for ...

Investing in defined contribution (DC) plans is different than any other market. Most plan participants don’t have access to a personal financial planner and they are among the least ...