This report uses the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database, which has data on 14.6 million 401(k) plan participants at year-end 2018, to analyze 401(k) plan participants’ use of target date funds (TDFs). A growing number of investors save for retirement through TDFs, and this report provides insight into...

Using data from year-end 2007 through year-end 2014, this report analyzes data on traditional IRA investors drawn from The IRA Investor Database to gain insight into how traditional IRA investors fared during and after the financial crisis. After setting the scene in terms of financial...

Using data from year-end 2007 through year-end 2016, this report analyzes data on traditional IRA investors drawn from The IRA Investor Database to gain insight into how traditional IRA investors fared during and after the financial crisis. After setting the scene in terms of financial...

This paper uses data that combine retirement distributions reported by taxpayers on tax returns with information reported by the payers of those distributions on information returns. With the combined data we can allocate distributions reported on Form 1040 by the detailed distribution codes...