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Financial Advisor January 2007 Marla Brill |
Simple Solutions? Life cycle funds are expanding beyond the 401(k) market to financial advisors. Advisors considering using target date funds, whether on a limited or for a broad swath of clients, need to consider a number of features.  |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2008 Julie Clarenbach |
A Retirement Portfolio You Can Set and Forget Don't let lifecycle funds target your retirement without taking a very close look at them.  |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Israelsen & Walker |
Right on Target? Life-cycle funds are relatively new. Here are the pros and cons of investing in target-date funds.  |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Get a Bigger Bang from These Investments Target-date funds may soon be easier to evaluate.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
Nest Eggs in Multiple Baskets Increasingly, employers have begun offering life cycle funds, which include broad mixes of stocks and bonds. By picking one life cycle choice, an investor can hold a nicely diversified 401(k) portfolio.  |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Jeff Schlegel |
"Assets-In-A-Box" Investing Considering the appeal of prepackaged asset allocation, it's little wonder that lifecycle funds are one of the hottest areas in the mutual fund industry.  |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Retirement Planning the Easy Way? As you plan for retirement, a target fund might be worth considering. Make sure that the fund you select matches your risk tolerance and your personal retirement goals.  |
On Wall Street September 1, 2013 Tom Roseen |
The Rise of Asset Allocation Funds The modern version of balanced funds, these portfolios continue to make inroads with investors.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Spinning Their Wheels If you're thinking of steering your clients into life-cycle funds, be sure to kick the tires first. With more and more asset managers rolling out life-cycle funds, it's easy to get caught up in some excitement. But, buyer beware: They can be expensive and have middling performance.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2008 Allen Kenney |
The Time of Your Life Life cycle funds gain popularity by enabling investors to choose tailored investment plans. REIT Usage in Life Cycle Fund Products: AllianceBernstein Retirement Strategies -- 10%... JPMorgan Smart Retirement Funds -- 4% to 6%... etc.  |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
A Helping Hand With Your Investments Options for folks who want a little bit of help in crafting their asset allocation.  |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Did Asset Allocation Work? Some funds claimed to protect you from the downturn. Did they deliver?  |
Investment Advisor December 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Target Date: Now The future is very bright for the already popular lifecycle funds. Industry experts predict that investment advisors will continue to boost lifecycle funds' popularity.  |
Registered Rep. November 10, 2011 Mark Miller |
Target Date Funds: Not So Bad After All? A fee-only financial advisor for both retirement plans and individuals, worries that target date funds -- which invest in a mix of assets with the aim of reducing equity exposure as participants approach retirement -- just can't do as good a job as professional advisors.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2008 Allen Kenney |
On the Road to Retirement Target date funds are taking a closer look at where retirees will end up, and changes are coming that could pay dividends for REITs.  |
Financial Advisor November 2007 William Glasgall |
Income For Life? Well, We Hope So. A look at new products that are supposed to create "personal pensions" for your clients: Dividends Galore With ETFs... Mutual Funds Aim For Payouts... Advisors Warm To Immediate Annuities... etc.  |
CFO May 1, 2009 Lynn Brenner |
Are Target Funds on Target? The "simple" investment option may be more complicated than you think.  |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Only You Can Make This Crucial Choice As tempting as it may be, don't just pass off responsibility for your investments to someone else. Sometimes you'll get just the results you want, but more often, what you buy won't live up to your expectations.  |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Marla Brill |
Failure To Launch Advisors have little or no leeway to adjust positions in needs-based or all-in-one investment vehicles, such as 529 plans and target funds, and make changes when the market is melting down.  |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options.  |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Marla Brill |
Do Your Clients' Target Funds Measure Up? How do market watchers come up with apples-to-apples comparisons of target-date funds? The absence of a standardized benchmark has left financial advisors to wade through the burgeoning number of fund choices with only vague and often conflicting guidelines for evaluation.  |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Jeff Schlegel |
401(k)s Are Still O(k) Some critics contend the 401(k) concept is broken and has failed its basic mission to fund the great American retirement. Avatar Associates begs to differ.  |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 Scott Holsopple |
The $5.5 Billion Mistake Are you throwing your retirement money out the window?  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Craig L. Israelsen |
Target Funds: To or Through? How do you decide when it's the right time to say goodbye to a client's target-date funds - when they reach the specified year or all the way through the retirement years?  |
Entrepreneur June 2007 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Too Revealing? The scoop on funds of funds.  |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Melanie Waddell |
Leading the Way This year is shaping up into one in which advisors will have to stay compliant with a plethora of retirement planning rules and regs if they expect to stay firmly rooted in the retirement planning arena -- and doing what's best for their clients.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2002 Jack McAllister |
After the Fall Companies are not waiting for Congress to act; instead leading firms are fixing their 401(k) plans... and real estate stocks are part of the solution.  |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
The World's Easiest Retirement Plan Doing anything -- anything at all! -- to prepare for retirement, is better than doing nothing. Read on for our simple plan.  |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Funds That Hit the Target More and more firms and retirement plans are beginning to offer target-date funds, asset-allocation funds that are designated by the year in which an investor plans to retire. Are they right for you?  |
Investment Advisor February 2009 |
A New Benchmark for Advisors With many advisors using an asset allocation strategy, the S&P 500 is no longer a great benchmark against which to set your pace. Take a look at these new benchmarks.  |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
A Better Balanced 'Core' Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified.  |
The Motley Fool June 26, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Will the Government Cripple Target Funds? In response to pressure, some funds are reducing stock exposure.  |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Repeat This 2008 Mistake Target funds got billed as the perfect way to save for retirement or other long-term goals. Yet judging from their performance this year, investors who relied on target funds to get their allocations right got a nasty surprise.  |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Relieve Your Tax Burden: Part 1 One of the first things that any beginning investor learns about is the strategy of asset allocation. Here's a guide to the quirks of more aggressive investment accounts.  |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Where Smart Investors Put Their Money More investors are taking advantage of this strong retirement-based opportunity. Are you?  |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Craig L. Israelsen |
The Responsible Investor Investors who rely on portfolio performance to do the heavy lifting (that is, to make up for insufficient contributions during their working years) will usually fall into the trap of having too much equity exposure and therefore be exposed to too much risk.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2003 Art Gering |
Undefined Contributions Although a large number of companies invest in real estate in their defined benefit plans, many deny their employees the same advantages in their 401(k) plans.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Retirement Income: The New Solutions The boomer retirement wave is here, and so are new products designed to turn their hoarded assets into cash flow.  |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Rex Moore |
Optimize Your Asset Allocation The nearer you are to retirement, the more important your asset allocation. Which investments should go in your retirement account?  |
Financial Advisor October 2004 Tracey Longo |
Investing For Retirement Investing for retirement is feeling pretty dicey. That has investors looking for all the advice they can find. Here's what financial advisors are saying.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Taking the Sting Out of Taxes For high-net-worth investors, tax-sheltered accounts offer special opportunities. Because they need not worry about exhausting savings, wealthy clients can use shelters creatively to derive maximum tax and investing benefits.  |
BusinessWeek July 3, 2008 Lauren Young |
Target-Date Funds Hit Their Stride They're finally investing in the wider array of products that have helped put big pension funds ahead of the pack.  |
Registered Rep. January 10, 2014 Mark Miller |
The Problem with the Glidepath A research paper argues that target date funds take risk and return off the table too quickly for pre-retirees, and that they are forcing millions of retirement investors into negative-return fixed income vehicles, mainly Treasuries.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Katherine Reynolds Lewis |
Time to Reevaluate As the government takes a second look at the financial world, it is evaluating whether target-date funds protect investors' -- your clients, whether they are employers or employees -- best interests.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca |
Income from Where? Financial advisors are realizing the mean variance efficient frontier model is flawed for retirement planning. The main shortcoming is its focus on a portfolio's risk-return tradeoff in terms of returns rather than generation of sustainable income.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Gregory P. Brown |
Target-Date Technique The simplicity of many existing target-date funds conceals a number of obstacles that can impede investors' efforts to adequately fund their retirement income needs.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
An Age-Old Question Age plays an important role in determining asset allocation. The general consensus is, the older you get, the less risk you should take.  |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Bruce W. Fraser |
Last Hand For Monte Carlo? Monte Carlo simulation, a popular retirement planning tool, is under scrutiny.  |