Target date funds

A vast majority of plan sponsors say that actively managed funds can beat the market, according to a new BlackRock survey. Research suggests otherwise.

Older Americans hold a higher allocation of stocks than they would like, according to the Center for Retirement Research. Researchers say that could be a positive, though not all advisors agree.

Private assets promise potentially greater returns and more diversification for investors, but financial advisors say their opaque and illiquid nature makes them less than ideal for most 401(k) plan participants.

A new TIAA Institute survey found that a vast majority of 401(k) plan participants are interested in accessing fixed annuities through their retirement accounts. Plan providers are listening.

Target-date fund holders who invested through taxable accounts absorbed a giant capital gains distribution because of the firm's flub, the plaintiffs say.

The products carry more risk and subtleties than the underlying notion of a simple 'glide path' to retirement.

In a twist, recent class actions blame 401(k) advisors for not putting investors' money into higher cost, better performing investments.

TDFs have successfully nudged more Americans into the stock market, Allison Schrager writes, but they also have a major weakness that inflation is bringing to light.

Capital gains distributions running to the hundreds of thousands of dollars hit certain clients with painful payments due to the firm's flub, a regulator says.

From inflation concerns to an annuities bill circulating in Congress, there is a lot for clients to consider as they plan their exits from the workforce.