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.
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...
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.
Products | August 9th, 2018 Investment Product and Service Launches Lincoln Financial creates personalized target-date portfolios; Aon Hewitt-managed pooled funds claim compliance with GIPS; Vanguard launches Global Credit Bond Fund;...
Investing | July 18th, 2018 ‘Low-Cost’ Does Not Always Mean ‘Better’ TDFs Morningstar warns that the distinction between "active" and "passive" target-date series has become more muddled in recent years.
Data and Research | July 12th, 2018 Small Businesses Embracing Progressive Retirement Plan Design Features In addition, Vanguard found among its book of business a large increase in the number of small businesses offering retirement...
Benefits | June 29th, 2018 Sponsors Need to Pay Attention to HSA Investment Lineup HSAs need to offer equities, multi-asset classes and fixed income, Devenir says.
Investing | June 20th, 2018 PSNC 2018: Investment Lineup Construction and Design There are a number of investment vehicles to consider when drafting a plan menu that best suits the plan's participants.
Investing | June 15th, 2018 PSNC 2018: Selecting the Optimal QDIA How Hearst Corp. followed a prudent process to choose its qualified default investment alternative.
Investing | June 14th, 2018 TDFs Have Helped Close the Investment Return Gap “[When] investors commit to consistent investment regimes, investor returns are strong and the gaps are often positive," Morningstar says.
Data and Research | June 5th, 2018 Vanguard: Mistakes Remain, But Participants Are Better Users of TDFs When constructing their own retirement portfolio, about 10% of participants still hold extreme allocations—either 0% or 100% equities.
Products | May 31st, 2018 Investment Products and Services Launches MassMutual introduces new TDFs, and Krane Funds Advisors creates CIT for retirement plans.
Investing | May 30th, 2018 Many TDFs Need to Be Adjusted for Risk According to Jake Tshudy at SEI, “An actuarial valuation approach akin to a DB plan is the best strategy to...
Data and Research | May 17th, 2018 Recent Dip in Average Fidelity Account Balance Belies Long-Term Trend Average individual 401(k), 403(b) and IRA account balances increased year-over-year, according to the latest cut of data from Fidelity’s book...
Investing | May 15th, 2018 Professional Investment Assistance Helps DC Plan Participants’ Outcomes However, an analysis from Alight Solutions found users of managed accounts see higher returns, are more diversified and save more...
Investing | May 7th, 2018 ICI Data Highlights TDF Price Drops, Other Mutual Fund Savings Expense ratios of target-date mutual funds averaged 0.44% in 2017; since 2008, ICI explains, the expense ratios of target-date mutual...