Target Date Funds
The latest news and developments about target date funds, which are often the investment of choice for retirement and 529 accounts.
Target Date Funds’ Stock Holdings Are Too Risky: Putnam Study
By Joyce HansonA new Putnam Institute study says target date funds that are too aggressive in their exposure to stocks put retiring investors at risk.
November 24, 2010
Commenters Weigh in on EBSA Fiduciary ProposalRetirement plan managers and advisors are praising proposed changes in plan investment advisor rules, but others say the proposal would be too hard on employee stock ownership plans.
October 01, 2010
Manning & Napier’s Cunningham on Target Date Funds: The Weekend InterviewManning & Napier CEO Patrick Cunnigham thinks it inevitable that there will be greater transparency about target-date funds' glide paths. He also thinks "government should not get into the business of telling people what their glide paths should be."
September 17, 2010
MFS Adds New 2050 Target Date Mutual Fund to LineMFS has added to its Lifetime target date mutual fund series with a new entry: the MFS Lifetime 2050 Fund (MFFSX).
June 01, 2010
Retirement Planning: Lifetime Income, Target Date Funds To Center StageLifetime income and target date funds are taking center stage this spring, while a proposed Department of Labor regulation freshening up the term 'fiduciary' is...
May 07, 2010
DOL, SEC's Target Date Fund Guidance Is ReleasedNew guide first in a three-step process; EBSA mulling definition of fiduciary
March 17, 2010
SEC To Target 'Target Date Funds'In the near future, the Security and Exchange Commission will begin to focus on target date funds, according to an SEC official speaking at a conference in Phoenix, Ariz. this week.
March 17, 2010
SEC To Target 'Target Date Funds'In the near future, the Security and Exchange Commission will begin to focus on target date funds, according to an SEC official speaking at a conference in Phoenix, Ariz. this week.