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War in Iran Spurs Solar Boom in Southeast Asia The New York TimesThe Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy The New York TimesHow the Iran war energy crisis defied expectations AxiosAftermath: The War Ends and the Aftermath Begins The American ProspectIran War Has Irrevocably Changed the Middle Eastern Oil Trade Bloomberg.com
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BMW was the worst performing major European stock on Wednesday after the luxury-car maker lowered its profit outlook, citing a downturn in China as well as the impact from the Middle East war.
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Conifer Infrastructure Partners has closed its debut fund at its hard cap of $900m, exceeding its original $500m target by $400m. The firm completed the raise for Conifer Infrastructure Partners I, LP through a single institutional closing process that took fewer than five months from launch. Backers include institutional investors across endowments, foundations, public pensions, […]
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KKR said in its mid-year outlook Thursday that AI will drive economic growth for years to come, but only in specific sectors.
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I don't ignore my retirement accounts, but I consider myself mostly a set-it-and-forget-it investor. I prefer to pick an investment strategy, arrange automatic contributions and then sit back without tinkering much with my portfolio. For that reason, I used a target-date fund in my 401(k) when I had one (I'm self-employed now). My husband invests in a fund with a 2050 target date through his employer plan.
A target-date fund aims to create an appropriate investment mix for the investor's age and approximate retirement date. A fund designed for someone with many years until retirement includes a high proportion of stocks for growth. Over time, the fund regularly rebalances, allocating a greater percentage of assets to less-risky, income-producing investments, such as bonds, as retirement nears.
We're far from alone in our preference for target-date funds. Among 401(k) participants in their twenties, 54% of their assets were in target-date funds at the end of 2019, and investors in their thirties had 45% of assets in target-date funds, according to a study from the Investment Company Institute and Employee Benefit Research Institute. Many large employer plans automatically enroll employees and use target-date funds as the default investment choice.
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Evaluating Your Plan.
Target-date funds are attractive for their simplicity. But if you're dissatisfied with your plan's target-date offerings or have the appetite to construct a customized portfolio, you can typically select among a menu of several other investment options. If you have decades to go until retirement, you may want to dedicate 80% to 90% of your portfolio to stocks. I
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