Tag: retirement
For the sheer simplicity they bring to 401(k) investment decisions, retirement experts have been big fans of target date funds for years. Now, their popularity is soaring with the people who really count: employees. Last year, 401(k) participants poured a record $70 billion into target date funds (TDFs), an investment option that automatically shifts t…
Just as the wealth and income gap between the well-to-do and working people is growing, so, too is retirement inequality. Researchers increasingly want to know what’s behind this phenomenon. They’ve uncovered reasons ranging from low-income workers’ greater difficulty saving to the well-to-do’s longer life spans – which means they’ll get more out of their Socia…
