In Praise of Target-Date Funds
People love to hate target-date funds. They're "one size fits none." They only feature the house brand of funds. They can be expensive. And on and on. Whenever I see those critiques, my first response is to assess motive. Oftentimes, target-date critics are selling some type of investment advice themselves; they may not admit it, but they view target-date funds as competition. My second thought when I see target-date funds coming in for criticism is to wonder: Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Because from where I sit, target-date funds have been nothing short of the biggest positive developmen...