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Series and Paths Come and Go

Here on TargetQ Views we often talk about series and paths, which enjoy a symbiotic relationship but remain distinct. But, before digging in, let’s take a quick refresher.

4th Quarter and 2020 TDF Flows

As we continue to move on from a rough 2020, it is interesting to look back at Target Date Fund (TDF) flows to get a glimpse into how participants saved for retirement or unfortunately failed to save or, even worse, took withdrawals. While this glimpse does not give the total picture due to other investments available in retirement plans, we can still glean some interesting intel from TDF flows, both at a savings level and how the TDF industry continues to shift and morph.

4th Quarter and 2020 TDF Performance

We have emerged from a tumultuous 2020. Covid-19 took over our lives and, for many, livelihood. The election finally came and went. And after the newsworthy bear market in the 1st quarter, the stock market proved very resilient as it recovered this loss extremely quickly to close out the year at all-time highs. So how did all this noise affect Target Date Fund (TDF) performance?

2020 Vision: Looking Back and Ahead

Wow, what a year and how appropriate to be using 20/20 hindsight as a metaphor as we look back across the past 12 months. We will all remember very clearly the struggles and challenges our world collectively faced. Investors were initially giddy to begin the new decade and markets rallied over the first 6 weeks of the year. Then it all came unglued.

3Q20 TDF Flows

With another quarter in the books, we’ll take another look at asset flows within the Target Date industry.