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| Title: | The Efficiency of Pension Plan Investment Menus: Investment Choices in Defined Contribution Pension Plans |
| Authors: | Tang, Ning
Mitchell, Olivia |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2008 |
| Publisher: | Michigan Retirement Research Center, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
| Series/Report no.: | UM08-20
WP 2008-176 |
| Abstract: | Few previous studies have explored whether defined contribution retirement saving plans offer sufficiently diversified investment menus, though it is likely that these menus significantly shape workers’ accumulations of retirement wealth. This paper assesses the efficiency and performance of 401(k) investment options offered by a large group of US employers. We show that most plans are efficient compared to market benchmark indexes. Three performance measures underscore the fact that these plans tend to offer a sensible investment menu, when measured in terms of the menus’ mean-variance efficiency, diversification, and participant utility. The key factor contributing to plan efficiency and performance has to do with the types of funds offered, rather than the total number of investment options provided. |
| Other Identifiers: | WP 2008-176 |
| Appears in Collections: | Retirement Research Center, Michigan (MRRC)
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