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On optimal allocations of target-date funds

Journal

The Journal of Retirement

Subject

Finance

Publishing details

The Journal of Retirement 2021 Fall Vol 9:2 p 58-79

Authors / Editors

Gabudean R;Gomes F;Michaelides A;Zhang Y

Biographies

Francisco Gomes

Publication Year

2021

Abstract

We study optimal life-cycle portfolio allocation and its application to target-date fund (TDF) design. We show that optimal TDF allocation must be explicitly linked to a savings rate; for example, a higher savings rate generating higher financial wealth accumulation should necessarily come with a more conservative TDF. Further, we quantify the extent to which accumulated wealth, the investing environment, and participant characteristics affect TDF allocations and compare the resulting optimal allocations against the observed universe of US TDF products. Plan sponsors and asset managers can use these findings to improve TDF selection and design.

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