Exploring the Target Date Landscape with Mercer’s Preet Prashar

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the evolving landscape of target-date funds with insights from Mercer’s Preet Prashar.

As part of 401(k) Specialist’s Q2 Deep Dive on target-date funds, Editor-in-Chief Brian Anderson sits down with Mercer Director of Defined Contribution Strategic Research Teams Preet Prashar to discuss the rapidly evolving TDF landscape—from market concentration and glidepath design to passive investing, fiduciary concerns, lifetime income solutions, and private assets. Drawing from Mercer’s recent white paper, “Target Date Landscape: The Evolution of Target Date Strategies and Future Conside...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Anderson

Guest: Preet Prashar

Topics covered

• target-date funds
• investment strategies
• fiduciary concerns
• lifetime income solutions
• market trends

Keywords

• target date funds
• glidepath design
• passive investing
• fiduciary concerns
• private assets

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Organizations: Mercer

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