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Commentary: Target-risk funds experienced aggregate outflows of $2.9 billion during the second quarter of 2015, according to a recent report in an industry magazine. Are target-risk funds appropriate for 401(k) plans? I don’t think so. Here’s why:
What are target-risk funds?
Robert C. Lawton, AIF, CRPS is the founder and president of Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants, LLC. Mr. Lawton has over 30 years of retirement plan consulting and administration experience and has … Read full bio
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