Investing | April 12th, 2019 Despite Market Rebound, Investors Flocked to Fixed Income in Q119 Nearly 90% of the days in the quarter saw net trading activity favor fixed income, according to the Alight Solutions...
Products | April 11th, 2019 Investment Product and Service Launches Finadium builds database of securities lending mutual funds and ETFs; OneAmerica, Russell Investments managed accounts consider outside retirement assets; and...
Data and Research | April 1st, 2019 Plan Sponsors Actively Evaluating, Changing TDFs A BlackRock survey shows four in 10 DC plan sponsors say they have changed or added TDFs in the past...
Investing | March 15th, 2019 Active TDFs Offer Advantages for DC Plan Participants Cerulli Associates points to active target-date fund (TDF) performance during market volatility and the ability to mitigate sequence of return...
Investing | March 14th, 2019 DC Plan Participant Use of TDFs Continues to Grow While target-date funds (TDFs) are intended to automatically diversify retirement plan participants’ portfolios, Vanguard found nearly one-third mix TDFs with...
Investing | March 7th, 2019 Responsible Approaches to Tactically Managing TDFs Target-date fund (TDF) providers use tactical strategies to support goals of the funds’ glide paths, but responding to a report...
Investing | March 4th, 2019 Trend in TDF Move to Passive Management Continues Sway research finds target-date series that invest in passively managed underlying funds, as well as those that invest in collective...
Investing | February 13th, 2019 A Drop Off in Volatility in January Led to Scant Trading It was the slowest start to the year in the 20-plus years of the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index.
Data and Research | January 31st, 2019 Q4 2018 Market Drop Did Not Deter 401(k) Participants Long-term 401(k) participation, savings and investing trends have also been positive, due in no small part to automatic plan features,...
Investing | January 30th, 2019 DC Plan Sponsors Slow to Adopt Hybrid QDIAs Just as defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors were once concerned about automatically enrolling employees in the plan when they didn’t...
Products | January 17th, 2019 Investment Product and Service Launches ProShares unveils ETF suite; TRPC adds Stadion StoryLine to retirement solutions platform; T. Rowe Price creates Dynamic Credit Fund.
Investing | December 11th, 2018 401(k) Participant Trading Returned to Normal in November Most 401(k) trading in the month favored fixed income investments.
Products | October 30th, 2018 Vanguard Offers Guide to Evaluating TDFs The guide provides a checklist for periodic reviews, key questions to ask and items to consider.
Investing | October 30th, 2018 Consider Who Will Select It When Choosing a Retirement Plan Default Investment A retirement plan’s default investment could have drawbacks for some employees.
Data and Research | October 30th, 2018 Employees Want Retirement Income Certainty Ninety-four percent said they would keep all or at least some of their money in a target-date fund that guaranteed...
Participants | September 27th, 2018 Most Participants Welcome Retirement Savings Help From Plan Sponsors Many participants see the match percentage as a suggestion for how much to save; the majority of participants support automatic...
Products | September 20th, 2018 Investment Product and Service Launches MassMutual debuts RetireSMART TDF series with J.P. Morgan glide paths, while AXA doubles down on SRI/ESG integration.
Products | September 13th, 2018 Investment Product and Service Launches Securian Incorporates Custom Investment Models and American Century Expands ETF Suite.
Participants | August 14th, 2018 401(k) Participants Mostly Stayed Put in Investments in July Among those who did trade, the majority put assets into fixed income vehicles.
Investing | August 10th, 2018 SSGA Eliminating A Shares for Target Retirement Funds SSGA is following the trend of providers lowering investment fees, and sees an opportunity to attract 403(b) plan sponsors.