Target-Date Funds Helped Savers Weather Q1 Volatility
Retirement plan participants are staying on track, not changing allocations, in the face of market volatility.
Tag: Market Volatility
Investors’ Concern About Market Volatility Is Increasing
Following the long stretch of market gains despite the pandemic, investors are worried about retirement risks and more of them...
Retirement Plan Investors May Be Looking for Investment Standouts
While asset managers are optimistic that market conditions will stabilize and improve, they still point to strategies investors can consider...
Vanguard Data Supports Adage of Taking Long-Term View With Investing
During the first quarter of 2020, most Vanguard investors saw declines in wealth, but over three years, 89% of DC...
Investors Rush to Stable Value, Money Market Funds in March
Stable value funds took in 64% of the inflows and money market funds, 24%, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k)...
Volatility Prompts 401(k) Investors to Increase Trading
Investors continue to favor fixed income, the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index finds.
Caution Warranted When Tying Yield Curve Inversions to Recession
One expert suggests the current yield curve inversion—often called a harbinger of recession—is due more to declining inflation expectations and...
Volatility Is Not a Bad Word
Making sure plan participants understand the positive aspects of volatility can help them avoid poor trading decisions during periods of...
Plan Design Progression Leading to Higher Retirement Savings
Participation rates were nearly 96% higher for plans—a difference of 40 percentage points—with auto enrollment; the usage of auto escalation...
Gen Xers Need a New Focus for Saving and Investing Amid Market Volatility
How the middle generation can protect retirement assets, even with the consequences of market volatility.
The Effect of Market Volatility on Millennials’ Retirement Savings
Millennials need to understand their longer investing time horizon allows them to handle more market risk and even provides certain...
Economists Assess Likelihood of Recession in the Year Ahead
While they expect ongoing stock market frothiness in 2019, leading money managers point to the absence of the typical signs...
Institutional Investors Bracing for Continued Market Volatility in 2019
They also expect the bull market will end in the coming year.
Half of Americans Think Market Volatility Has Increased
And a majority, 65%, say it is tougher now to get ahead financially than it was before the financial crisis,...
Market Volatility Causing Retirement Savings Concerns
If an additional major drop in the market were to cause an extreme monetary loss, 38% of respondents to an...
For Strategic Long-Term Investors, Volatility Means Opportunity
PLANSPONSOR speaks with John Diehl, senior vice president of strategic markets for Hartford Funds, on the subject of equity market...
Paying for Health Care Costs in Retirement Is Biggest Fear
Paying off debt is their second greatest fear, Franklin Templeton found in a survey.
Investors Want Adviser Discussions to Expand Beyond Risk to Retirement Income
While 80% of investors say their adviser discusses risk tolerance, only 50% say they bring up the subject of guaranteed...
ETF Investment Flourishes in Institutional Market
A new ETF market analysis from Greenwich Associates shows institutions continue relying on ETFs as “a liquid, fast and relatively...
Analysis Shows Long-Term 401(k) Participants Can Withstand Investment Volatility
Taking a look at the cumulative average account balance changes for consistent 401(k) participants among the full universe of the...