Target Date Funds
The latest news and developments about target date funds, which are often the investment of choice for retirement and 529 accounts.
Gen Z Investors Pile Onto Fidelity's Retirement Platform
By Michael S. FischerThe next generation is leveraging Roth IRAs and target date funds, the firm reported.
September 28, 2021
Vanguard Merging Retirement Funds, Cutting Fees, Adding a New OptionThe changes could lower costs for target date fund investors by $190 million, Vanguard says.
August 23, 2021
5 of the Biggest Fund Upgrades in 2021: MorningstarMorningstar's Russel Kinnel says ratings upgrades tend to be the result of subtle accumulation of favorable discoveries.
August 16, 2021
Target Date Funds Desperately Need a RethinkHow might we design glide paths today to manage sequence of return risk and longevity risk?
June 22, 2021
Retirement Scholars Rip Study Finding Target Date Funds 'Exploit' InvestorsMichael Finke and David Blanchett point out big flaws in the study but say it raises a few valid points.
June 08, 2021
Target Date Funds: A 'Time Bomb' in a Retirement Tool for the Masses?The GAO will investigate target date funds. What does that mean for the multitrillion-dollar industry?
June 02, 2021
Northern Trust Sued Over 'Poorly Performing' Target Date FundsNorthern Trust loaded its retirement plan with proprietary funds that consistently underperformed, current and former employees allege.
May 24, 2021
T. Rowe Cuts Fees on TDFs, Plans New LineupThe resulting asset-weighted average fee reduction is 6.3 basis points for its TDFs and 4.8 basis points for TDF trusts.