Tag: risk management

Northern Trust expects relatively steady economic growth, controlled inflation and accommodative monetary policy.

Industry observers fear that 10 years following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, many investors, including retirement plan investors, may have forgotten lessons that should have been learned.

While most women surveyed want to grow their investments in retirement, they worry more than men about the risk involved and think they’ll need to adopt a conservative investing style.

When asked about the investment approach that best aligns with their retirement savings objectives, the top choice overall for 30% of women was a mutual fund with a track record of outpacing the stock market over the long term.