Participants | May 9th, 2022 401(k) Trading Slows as Investors Remain Cautious The latest data from Alight Solutions shows there were no above-normal trading days in April.
Investing | May 6th, 2022 Extreme Market Volatility Demands Engagement Helping retirement plan participants navigate big market swings is a key part of ensuring long-term success—as is sticking to strategic...
Investing | January 27th, 2022 Adjusting TDFs Amid Jittery Markets One of the obvious and lasting appeals of multi-asset-class portfolios such as TDFs is their potential to provide retirement plan...
Participants | January 20th, 2022 Record-Low 401(k) Trading Seen in 2021 The Alight Solutions 401(k) Index shows net 401(k) trading activity for 2021 was 0.53% of balances, the lowest annual figure...
Investing | January 10th, 2022 What the 2022 Investment Markets May Bring One prominent chief investment officer foresees a “tug of war between a good earnings tailwind and a modest valuation headwind,”...
Investing | January 5th, 2021 Rethinking the 60/40 Portfolio Defined benefit and defined contribution plan sponsors need to adjust the composition of the traditional 60/40 portfolio to meet plan...
Investing | December 10th, 2020 More of the Same Expected for Rates, Inflation in 2021 Interest rates were already stuck at stubbornly low levels even before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and the federal...
Investing | November 18th, 2020 Retirement Plan Investors May Be Looking for Investment Standouts While asset managers are optimistic that market conditions will stabilize and improve, they still point to strategies investors can consider...
Participants | November 9th, 2020 401(k) Investors Take Their Preference for Fixed Income to New Level In October, all of their net trades went into fixed income, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index.
Investing | November 5th, 2020 Best of PSNC 2020: Figuring Out Fixed Income Defined contribution plan sponsors can offer meaningful fixed income investment options by using diversification and thoughtful asset managers.
Investing | September 11th, 2020 Coronavirus Questions Reshape Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions The challenges facing U.S. and global equity markets at the start of 2020 appear tame compared with present obstacles—a fact...
Investing | September 3rd, 2020 Equity Analysts See More Volatility and Decent Returns Asset managers’ mixed outlook on the market reflects the uncertainty and volatility experienced so far this year, though there is...
Investing | August 28th, 2020 New Normal for Interest Rates Embraced by Federal Reserve In a speech given Thursday about key policy updates, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the changes reflect the evolution...
Participants | August 19th, 2020 401(k) Investors Light on Trades in July The movement from equities to fixed income continues, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index.
Investing | July 16th, 2020 Some Say Coronavirus Will Cement New Normal for Rates The world has indeed embraced a new normal—but not one necessarily tied to interest rates.
Investing | June 22nd, 2020 Do Standard Glide Path Illustrations Obscure Key Information? The minimum and maximum fixed-income allocations of 2050 target-date funds range between 1.5% and 19.9%, respectively, according to MFS.
Participants | October 15th, 2019 Participants Continue Movement Out of Equities The third quarter marked the seventh consecutive quarter that 401(k) participants have moved their money from equities into fixed income,...
Investing | April 12th, 2019 Despite Market Rebound, Investors Flocked to Fixed Income in Q119 Nearly 90% of the days in the quarter saw net trading activity favor fixed income, according to the Alight Solutions...
Deals and People | February 4th, 2019 ‘Bond King’ Bill Gross Announces Retirement from Janus The founder of PIMCO is known as one of the most successful bond managers in U.S. history; his rocky 2014...
Investing | January 8th, 2019 401(k) Participants Made Opposing Trades in 2018 High trading activity days were concentrated around the beginning and end of the year—with trades moving in similar volumes in...