Today’s market outlook seems more challenging for investors - including defined contribution plan participants. For investors seeking new avenues to enhance return and diversification potential, ...

The allocation process for a target-date fund may be more than shifting from equities to fixed income over time. Instead, to maintain an appropriate balance at different lifecycle stages, there may be ...

Target-date funds are the default of choice for many plan sponsors, says Russell Investments, but they aren't a buy-it-and-forget-it solution for sponsors or providers. Russell Investments published a ...

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Zachary Rayfield, head of goals-based investing research in Vanguard's Investment Strategy Group, spoke about the use of glide paths at the Investments & Wealth Institute's Strategy Forum in New York ...

Academic simulations prove that the distribution of wealth is greater with glide paths that increase in equity allocation rather than decrease. No safe landing. Savings impact the distribution of ...

A common assumption for withdrawal rate studies is that the asset allocation remains fixed throughout retirement and is rebalanced to the targeted allocation every year. For this discussion, we will ...

In investing terms, a "glide path " describes how a mix of investments changes over time. Typically, the mix gets more conservative — with fewer stocks and more bonds, for example — as the investor ...