Deep experience with how markets and investors behave informs our Target Date Solutions.
As target date leaders, we go further to understand the full story. That means we combine our investment expertise with decades of data on investor behavior to create retirement solutions that help drive positive outcomes.
- Investor preferences are translated into a range of portfolios
- Underlying performance is driven by our strategic investing approach
- Innovation and testing ensure our solutions align with evolving needs
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See how our Target Date Solutions are informed by a deep understanding of investor behavior and fueled by our strategic investing approach.
Retirement 2030 Fund performance as of 9/30/18: 1-year 7.39%, 5-year 8.64%, 10-year 9.41%. Retirement 2030 Fund expense ratio: 0.67%
S&P Target Date 2030 Index performance as of 9/30/18: 1-year 7.99%, 5-year 7.78%, 10-year 8.02%
Current performance may be higher or lower than the quoted past performance, which cannot guarantee future results. Share price, principal value, and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. To obtain the most recent month-end performance, please call 1-800-638-7890 or click here. Figures include changes in principal value, reinvested dividends, and capital gain distributions. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Figures in the video are as of 9/30/2018. T. Rowe Price products do not guarantee any amount or duration of retirement income and are subject to risk, including the potential for loss.
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Target Date Solutions
We believe that investment success for multi-asset solutions comes from balancing market, inflation, and longevity risks. This principle is at the core of our target date philosophy.
Retirement Funds
With a consistent investment approach and cutting-edge innovations, our solutions are designed to help your clients reach their financial goals in retirement in the face of changing markets.
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Our Approach
We examined 11 of our U.S. Retirement Funds with at least 10-year records to quantify how tactical allocation and active management of underlying strategies can enhance retirement outcomes.
Target Date Expertise
In target date investing, it is critical to align glide-path design with investors' objectives. To understand the potential trade-offs, it is not only important to evaluate the magnitude of potential losses, but also to view that potential in the context of the full investment life cycle.
Target Date Glide Path Design
Our two glide paths were designed to balance the three primary investment risks participants face:
Retirement
The glide path has a higher equity allocation to address inflation and longevity risks.
55% Equity Allocation at Target Date
Target
The glide path has a more moderate equity exposure to address market risk.
42.5% Equity Allocation at Target Date
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Important Information
The principal value of the Retirement Funds and Target Funds (collectively the “Target Date Funds”) is not guaranteed at any time, including at or after the target date, which is the approximate year an investor plans to retire (assumed to be age 65) and likely stop making new investments in the fund. If an investor plans to retire significantly earlier or later than age 65, the funds may not be an appropriate investment even if the investor is retiring on or near the target date. The Target Date Funds’ allocations among a broad range of underlying T. Rowe Price stock and bond funds will change over time. The Retirement Funds emphasize potential capital appreciation during the early phases of retirement asset accumulation, balance the need for appreciation with the need for income as retirement approaches, and focus on supporting an income stream over a long-term retirement withdrawal horizon. The Target Funds emphasize asset accumulation prior to retirement, balance the need for reduced market risk and income as retirement approaches, and focus on supporting an income stream over a moderate postretirement withdrawal horizon. The Target Date Funds are not designed for a lump-sum redemption at the target date and do not guarantee a particular level of income. The key difference between the Retirement Funds and the Target Funds is the overall allocation to equity; although they each maintain significant allocations to equities both prior to and after the target date, the Retirement Funds maintain a higher equity allocation, which can result in greater volatility over shorter time horizons. Diversification cannot assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.
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Clear selectionGlide Path Design
Our two glide paths were designed to balance the three primary investment risks participants face:
- Longevity Risk
- Inflation Risk
- Market Risk
Retirement
The glide path has a higher equity allocation to address inflation and longevity risks.
Equity Allocation at
Target Date
55%
Target
The glide path has a more moderate equity exposure to address market risk.
Equity Allocation at
Target Date
42.5%
Investment Approach
We believe retirement accounts are designed to achieve two primary goals:
- Accumulation of Wealth Prior to Retirement
- Conversion of Wealth to Income During Retirement
Target Date Glide Path Comparison
At T. Rowe Price, our research shows that plan sponsors have two primary investment objectives for their plans...
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