Tag: equity allocation
I suspected most financial assets were in 401(k) plans and most 401(k) holdings were directed by target-date funds, but the data told a somewhat different story. When trying to figure out people’s taste for risk by looking at the share of equities in their financial portfolio, I was wondering in a world of 401(k)s about…
Abstract We examine the international equity allocations of over 3 million individuals in 296 401(k) plans over the 2006-2011 period. These allocations show enormous cross-individual variation, ranging between zero and over 75 percent, as well as an upward trend that is only partially accounted for by the slight decrease in importance of the U.S. market…
