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investment-oriented
Continued Growth
S
uccessful saving for retirement through a workplace
defined contribution (DC) plan consists of two
broad phases: First, the worker salts away as much
of his earnings as possible and invests for prudent growth.
Second, when work is done, he needs to carefully draw the
funds down so as to enjoy life in retirement, but still invest
for income and growth while managing the tax angles and
holding some aside to leave to the kids.
In the first phase, the instructions are straightforward
and pretty much the same for all participants. Accordingly,
sponsors have been willing to make accumulation-phase
choices for working participants through qualified default
investment alternatives
(QDIAs)-these days, primarily
diversified target-date funds (TDFs).
But what about the retirement part? Participants' paths
quickly diverge and soon become complicated, depending
on what assets they own outside the plan or what pension
benefits they might be entitled to. Defaults that switch from a
TDF to another allocation for the retirement stage-hybrid, or
Hybrid QDIAs are evolving to offer a source of retirement income
dynamic, QDIAs-have been around for a few years, but most
sponsors are unwilling to commit participants to a structured
withdrawal. This is coming, though, through defaults
into managed accounts or annuities. Yet to be determined,
however, are reasonable levels of costs and what role plan
advisers will have in a world of retirement defaults.
The lack of a retirement income framework is understandable:
401(k) plans are not quite 40 years old, and few
of today's retirement-age workers have spent their career
participating in one. Moreover, as sponsors have only recently
started to encourage retiring participants to remain in their
plan post-employment, there has been no need for any retirement
income solutions, much less a sponsor-chosen default.
Providers are now developing such default structures in
two primary dimensions: first, relatively simple guaranteedincome
products such as immediate and deferred annuities,
and second, more complex managed accounts. The latter
provide asset allocation advice tailored to participants'
circumstances, as well as important collateral benefits,
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Foul Weather Fund
2019 PLANADVISER Practice Benchmarking Survey
Streamlining the Process
To Surmount the Gender Gap
NQDC Guidance
Employee-Owned
Continued Growth
The Extent of Obligation
Cyberfraud
How to Protect Participant Data
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PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - Streamlining the Process
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PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - To Surmount the Gender Gap
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PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - NQDC Guidance
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PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - Employee-Owned
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PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - Continued Growth
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PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - The Extent of Obligation
PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - Cyberfraud
PLANADVISER - November/December 2019 - How to Protect Participant Data
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