Joel Kranc

Website and phone interaction among problem areas

It’s no secret that target-date funds have grown in popularity. A new Vanguard study, How America Saves, shows that 27% of plan participants were invested in single target-date funds at year-end 2012 and 51% of all participants use target-date funds. Also, 84% of sponsors offer target date funds, up 45% compared with 2007.

Position a nod to growth in broker-dealer channel.

Delivering new investment strategies, recruiting top managers are goals.

Are DB-style, non-traditional allocation strategies a better approach?

Position serves both wealth management and retirement group lines.

Labor Department may address issue.

New reasons why participants will be opening their statements again.

Four elements analyzed and scored for sponsors.

A new report shows that 401(k) accounts have reached record levels with the overall average balance reaching $80,000 at the end of the first quarter. The Fidelity Investments quarterly analysis explains the current record balances represent 75% growth from the first quarter of 2009 when average accounts dropped to $46,200.

Data point to more efficient way of funding retirement benefits.

Post follows shift in retirement planning responsibilities from institutions to individuals.

Target date funds could be a logical entry point.