Target Date Funds: How to Evaluate If Yours Is a Good Fit

09:42am, Monday, 14'th Feb 2022 Kiplinger
Fabulously wealthy people can walk into a car dealership or clothing store and buy a custom-made product whether they need it or not. But assuming you’re not Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, the decision to spend more on a bespoke alternative to what is on the showroom floor needs to be carefully weighed. And in the world of 401(k) plans, what factors should you consider before deciding to purchase a customized asset allocation for your plan balances? For participants who want a do-it-for-me approach to allocating their plan balances, more than 80% of 401(k) plans now offer a suite of target date funds (TDFs) . These are prepackaged, age-appropriate investment strategies that are intended to help support post-employment income needs while reducing investment risk near and through retirement. This is accomplished through use of a “glide path” in which the fund’s asset allocation changes over time based on the participant’s retirement age. SEE MORE The 4 Phases of Retirement Each target date fund makes certain assumptions about the average participant: These include assumptions about other benefits, such as Social Security, risk preferences, salary levels, saving behaviors, work spans, life spans and post-retirement spending behavior.
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Thursday afternoon''s top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Affirm, AstraZeneca, Block, CVS, Kellogg and more.
Kellogg''s quarter earnings beat expectations but a JPMorgan analyst still cut his rating and earnings estimates.

Kellogg trades lower after Goldman Sachs warns of a downturn

12:43pm, Friday, 11'th Feb 2022 Seeking Alpha
JPMorgan turned cautious on Kellogg Company (K) due to guidance that it sees as too aggressive and valuation that is said to look stretched. Read more.
Kellogg Co. reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales that beat expectations despite a worker strike, a plant fire and broader shortages and disruptions impacting many consumer companies.
JPMorgan analyst Ken Goldman downgraded Kellogg Co (NYSE: K ) to Underweight from Neutral with a price target of $57, down from $64, implying a 10.38% downside. The analyst thinks the company''s 2022 guidance for about $4.12 to $4.17 in earnings per share, including currency, is aggressive, and he models for $3.90. Kellogg''s enterprise value to … Full story available on Benzinga.com
JPMorgan downgraded shares of Kellog, citing high valuations relative to the company''s profit margins and growth trajectory.
Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) is likely to raise the price of consumer favourites such as Corn Flakes and Pringles to protect margins amid expectations of high-cost inflation this year. The company saw op

Kellogg may hike prices AGAIN as CEO laments double-digit cost inflation

10:07pm, Thursday, 10'th Feb 2022 Daily Mail Online
Kellogg said in an earnings report Thursday that soaring costs for freight and ingredients such as wheat, corn and edible oils have significantly hurt packaged food companies.

Kellogg Company (K) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

09:32pm, Thursday, 10'th Feb 2022 AlphaStreet
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) Q4 2021 earnings call dated Feb. 10, 2022 Presentation: Operator Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Kellogg Companys Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. My name is [] The post Kellogg Company (K) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript first appeared on AlphaStreet .

8 Stocks To Play The Plant-Based Food Trend

08:31pm, Thursday, 10'th Feb 2022 Benzinga
Plant-based products are fast becoming a popular alternative to regular meat and dairy products, with companies such as Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN ) and Kellogg (NYSE: K ) entering the space. Restaurants and grocery stores are adopting the products, responding to the emerging trends of vegan diets. As investors, identifying top industry players in the vegan markets as these trends grow is key. We’ve compiled a list of them ranked by market cap. Oatly (NASDAQ: OTLY ), $4.43 billion - The world''s largest oak drink company recently partnered with Deutsche Bahn in Germany, the largest railway in the country, to provide passengers with … Full story available on Benzinga.com
"Our goal is to cover all of those input costs with pricing and productivity, and we think we''re in very good shape to do that," the Kellogg CEO said Thursday.
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