Investing | September 28th, 2026 PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: Participant Personalization in Investment Menus Speakers discussed which demographics might be best suited for solutions more personalized than the average target-date fund.
Products | September 17th, 2026 Product & Service Launches Equitable debuts TDF series and bitcoin-linked RILA; Transamerica offers caregiving support from Empathy; T. Rowe Price adds 3 active ETFs;...
Products | September 16th, 2026 BlackRock Launches Workforce-Specific TDF Solution The new framework will provide sponsors with a framework to create a ‘pension-like,’ customized target-date fund.
Data and Research | September 1st, 2026 Vanguard Finds Most DC Participants Invest in 1 Fund The recordkeeper found target-date funds and automatic enrollment are key factors in simplifying investment options.
Data and Research | August 17th, 2026 TDF Assets Gain 11% in First Half of 2026 On the 20th anniversary of the Pension Protection Act, a Sway Research report finds target-date funds have entered a new...
Benefits | August 10th, 2026 Employees Retirement System of Texas Receives NAGDCA Award for QDIA Transition The move saved participants a collective $450,000 in investment expenses.
Data and Research | May 28th, 2026 Research Finds Most TDF Investors Stay Fully Invested Over Time The EBRI/ICI study found that 85% of surveyed plan participants maintained their all-target-date-fund lineup for at least six years.
Data and Research | May 22nd, 2026 Morningstar Applies DOL’s Proposed Investment Selection Framework to Annuity-Embedded TDFs Assets in the funds were up nearly 70% in the previous year, as of March 31.
Investing | May 1st, 2026 What Kind of Near-Term Future Do Alts Actually Have in DC Plans? While the Department of Labor estimated a $178 billion inflow to target-date funds based on its proposed safe harbor, plan...
Compliance | May 1st, 2026 What’s at Stake in the DOL Proposal Directing Assets to TDFs That Include Alts? The Department of Labor’s $178 billion-per-year estimate would mean private assets make up nearly 3.7% of target-date funds, the dominant...
Data and Research | April 21st, 2026 Retirement Confidence Among Workers, Retirees Slips to Lowest Point in Nearly a Decade Respondents reported concerns about potential cuts to government programs, steep debt, high health care costs and elevated housing prices.
Investing | March 13th, 2026 ‘Staying the Course’ Through Market Volatility Industry experts warn pre-retirees need the most assurance.
Data and Research | March 4th, 2026 Vanguard: Plan Design, Participant Behavior Trends Remained Strong in 2025 A preview of the company’s 2026 ‘How America Saves’ report revealed the average participant account balance increased by 13% from...
Investing | February 24th, 2026 Target-Date Assets Broke $5T in 2025 Assets in U.S. mutual fund and CIT target-date series grew 21% last year, Sway Research revealed.
Data and Research | February 20th, 2026 Sustained Growth, Fee Compression Drive DC Structural Evolution Plan sponsors have shifted toward offering passive and blended TDFs and terminating managed accounts, NEPC found in a recent survey.
Data and Research | February 6th, 2026 TDF Investors Report Less Stress About Reaching Retirement Goals Participants picking target-date fund investments were 13 percentage points more confident about achieving savings goals than those who did not,...
Data and Research | January 22nd, 2026 DCIIA: TDFs Have Taken Over Allocations within defined contribution plans increased by roughly 2.5% per year over 11 years.
Investing | December 3rd, 2025 Vanguard, TIAA Introduce Target-Date Retirement Lifetime Income Trusts The series marks the industry’s latest push to offer participants a steady paycheck for life.
Benefits | October 29th, 2025 New Vitera CEO Explains Retirement Income Launch, Market Demand, Company Name Change Rebecca Tadikonda shares how the firm’s new institutional share class brings a retirement income option to larger plans.
Investing | September 11th, 2025 PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: ‘Retirement Class’ TDFs Industry experts shared what plan sponsors and their advisers should look for in a target-date fund—and how to layer in...