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Historical Returns of Retirement Plan Investment Choices

Investment Management Choice

Historical Average Annual Return (AAR)

Risk

Expectation of Reaching Your Retirement Plan Goal *

Money Market

Low
(3% - 4%)

None

Never
Do-it-Yourself
(No Help)

Low to Medium
(0% - 5%)

High

Never
Formulaic Asset Allocation
(Done for you --
Life Cycle/Target Date Funds,
Managed Accounts, etc.)

Medium
(4% - 8%)

High

Extremely Low
(Only works if done for 75 years and you retire during an up-market peak)
Formulaic Asset Allocation
(Do-it-Yourself with Help --
Financial Engines™, Guided Choice™, web-based questionnaire models, etc.)

Medium
(4% - 7%)

High

Extremely Low
(Only works if done for 75 years and you retire during an up-market peak)
Adaptive Asset Allocation™ (Do-it-Yourself with Help - Horizon™)

High
(12% - 17%)

Low

Extremely High

* The Retirement Plan Goal is: To grow the value of your Retirement Plan with low risk so that you can have your final salary every year for as long as you live."

 

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