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| Title: | The Efficiency of Pension Menus and Individual Portfolio Choice in 401(k) Pensions |
| Authors: | Tang, Ning
Mitchell, Olivia S.
Mottola, Gary R.
Utkus, Stephen P. |
| Keywords: | WP 2009-203
UM09-07 |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2009 |
| Publisher: | Michigan Retirement Research Center, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 |
| Series/Report no.: | WP 2009-203 |
| Abstract: | Though millions of US workers have 401(k) plans, few studies evaluate participant investment performance. Using data on over 1,000 401(k) plans and their participants, we identify key portfolio investment inefficiencies and attribute them to offered investment menus versus individual portfolio choices. We show that the vast majority of 401(k) plans offers reasonable investment menus. Nevertheless, participants “undo” the efficient menu and make substantial mistakes: in a 20-year career it will reduce retirement wealth by one-fifth, in fact, more than what a naive allocation strategy would yield. We outline implications for plan sponsors and participants seeking to enhance portfolio efficiency: don’t just offer or choose more funds, but help people invest smarter. |
| Appears in Collections: | Retirement Research Center, Michigan (MRRC)
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