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Target-date fund glide path
Age 20: Phase 1, early career
Age 40: Beginning of phase 2, midcareer
Age 60: Phase 2, transition
Age 65: Phase 3, retirement
Age 72: Phase 4, withdrawal
*Source: Craig Copeland, “EBRI IRA Database: IRA Balances, Contributions, Rollovers, Withdrawals, and Asset
Allocation, 2017 Update,” EBRI Issue Brief, no. 513 (Employee Benefit Research Institute, September 17, 2020).
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Investments in Target Retirement Funds/Trusts are subject to the risks of their underlying funds. The year in the Fund/Trust name refers to the approximate year (the target date) when an investor in the Fund/Trust would retire and leave the work force. The Fund/Trust will gradually shift its emphasis from more aggressive investments to more conservative ones based on its target date. The Income Fund/Trust and Income and Growth Trust has a fixed investment allocation and is designed for investors who are already retired. An investment in a Target Retirement Fund/Trust is not guaranteed at any time, including on or after the target date.
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Investments in bonds are subject to interest rate, credit, and inflation risk.
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