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TDF Demographics Revealed
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
The share of all 401(k) plan participants using TDFs increased from 25% in 2007 to 31% in 2008, a new study from the Employee Benefits Research Institute shows.
Industry Views
Found in Translation
Annuity issuers are reaching out to non-English-speaking investors through websites written in Spanish and Asian languages, according to Corporate Insight.
Behavioral Economics and Retirement Investing
PIMCO and its Allianz affiliates recently sponsored a new study, “Behavioral Finance and the Post-Retirement Crisis.” PIMCO Retirement Product Manager Tom Streiff explains how the study’s findings can foster the development of successful retirement income products.
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
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Target Date Funds
Reish & Reicher Comment on TDF Proposals
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
“We expect that the SEC proposals will be adopted much as proposed," says Fred Reish, the well-known ERISA lawyer. But a TDF expert says plan fiduciaries should do more than merely comply with them.
The Brilliant Gimmickry of TDFs
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
TDFs have always been a sales strategy more than an investment strategy, and we should recognize that.
