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Lifecycle funds

Term · Finance and investing · MLC-T-FIN-000224

A lifecycle fund is a diversified mutual fund or ETF that automatically shifts towards a more conservative mix of investments as it approaches a particular year in the future, known as its "target date." A lifecycle fund investor picks a fund with the right target date based on his or her particular investment goal. The managers of the fund then make all decisions about asset allocation, diversification, and rebalancing. Lifecycle funds also are known as target date funds.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-FIN-000224
FieldFinance and investing
ReferencesSEC Investor.gov Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-FIN-000224",
  "term": "Lifecycle funds",
  "field": "Finance and investing",
  "term_source": "Lifecycle Funds",
  "definition": "A lifecycle fund is a diversified mutual fund or ETF that automatically shifts towards a more conservative mix of investments as it approaches a particular year in the future, known as its \"target date.\" A lifecycle fund investor picks a fund with the right target date based on his or her particular investment goal. The managers of the fund then make all decisions about asset allocation, diversification, and rebalancing. Lifecycle funds also are known as target date funds.",
  "references": [
    "SEC Investor.gov Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/finance/lifecycle-funds/"
}

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