Wednesday, October 17, 2007

 

John Hancock Study of 401(k) Participants Investment Outcomes Reveals Common Investing Behaviors

A study commissioned by John Hancock showed common investing behaviors amongst 401(k) participants that selected their own investments. As well, the study showed that a large majority of non-Lifestyle participants, 84.2%, would have fared better in a single risk-equivalent Lifestyle Portfolio than they fared by selecting their own investments. In the 10-year analysis (1997-2006), participants who had chosen to allocate all of their contributions to a single Lifestyle Portfolio earned, on average, 7.2% versus 5.3% for the non-Lifestyle participants. (For further information, please see John Hancock Press Release of September 2007.

John Hancock Study of 401(k) Participants Investment Outcomes Reveals Common Investing Behaviors
Source: Yahoo! Finance

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