Retirement spending tools integrated into SmartRetirement
target date series, participants to be provided with annual sample
spend down amount and interactive spending calculator
New solution leverages JPMorgan Chase real-world spending
data and participant research
NEW YORK, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J.P. Morgan
Asset Management today announced the launch of enhancements to
its suite of SmartRetirement target date funds, incorporating new
spending capabilities to support participants through their whole
retirement journey―from saving during their working years to making
the most of those savings once they retire. The new enhancements
will complement the firm's SmartRetirement Plus solution announced
in 2021, which pairs J.P. Morgan Asset Management's SmartRetirement
and spending intelligence with a protected lifetime income option,
AIG Life & Retirement's IncomEdge Control annuity issued by The
Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company.[1] J.P. Morgan
is currently in dialogue with multiple institutional clients
regarding SmartRetirement Plus.
Once SmartRetirement investors reach retirement, the fund will
be managed to allow investors to withdraw a portion of their
investment in the fund each year until the target maturity year set
at 35 years after retirement. In connection with this, the fund
will produce an annual sample withdrawal amount. The sample
withdrawal amount seeks to estimate a percentage of a participant's
account balance that they could choose to redeem during that year,
while still allowing for redemptions in future years through the
target maturity year. The solution is delivered through an
integrated digital experience that includes an interactive
calculator to evaluate spending tradeoffs in retirement.
The new retirement spending capabilities have been developed by
harnessing JPMorgan Chase's unique access to spending data from
nearly half of U.S. households to better understand real-life
participant behavior and spending patterns in retirement. This is
backed up by the firm's research revealing that nearly seven out of
10 defined contribution plan participants are concerned about
outliving their money in retirement, while 85 percent say that they
would likely leave their balances in their plans post-retirement if
there was an option to help generate monthly retirement income.
The firm's recent behavioral research, Retirement by the
Numbers, informed updates to the SmartRetirement glidepath, with
increased allocations to return enhancing assets driven by
increased income needs in retirement. The research found that
retirees need to replace more than 90% of their working income as
they transition into retirement compared with the conventional
wisdom of 70-80%.
"Retirees are increasingly looking to their employers to help
them plan their income needs in retirement, and through our access
to real-world spending data across JPMorgan Chase, we are uniquely
positioned to build this innovative solution to help Americans
navigate retirement," said Andrea
Lisher, Head of Americas Client for J.P. Morgan Asset
Management. "Through integrating retirement income into our
award-winning SmartRetirement target date series, we are not only
helping people build adequate savings during their working years,
but also giving them confidence to spend down in retirement."
"The SmartRetirement glide path is built to withstand a range of
market cycles and conditions to improve retirement outcomes, said
Dan Oldroyd, portfolio manager and
Head of Target Date Strategies, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. "The
integration of retirement income capabilities will help to ensure
participants now have an innovative, intuitive post-retirement
income option."
JPMorgan SmartRetirement Blend is one of only two blended target
date fund series with a Gold Morningstar Analyst Rating1
and SmartRetirement's actively managed mutual funds are one of only
seven target date fund families that hold a Morningstar Analyst
Silver Rating2. JPMorgan SmartRetirement portfolios
leverage J.P. Morgan Asset Management's industry leading insights
including the Guide to Retirement and Long-Term
Capital Market Assumptions, and are the result of over 250,000
simulations to ensure the glide path is positioned to endure a
range of market cycles and participant behavior.
1 Source: Morningstar, US Fund Target Date
categories. Analyst rating as of 10/4/21; applies to
SmartRetirement Blend R6 mutual funds only.
2 Source: Morningstar, US Fund Target Date
categories. Analyst rating as of 10/4/21; applies to the
SmartRetirement R6 mutual funds.
About J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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of $2.7 trillion (as of 12/31/2021), is a global leader
in investment management. J.P. Morgan Asset Management's clients
include institutions, retail investors and high net worth
individuals in every major market throughout the world. J.P. Morgan
Asset Management offers global investment management in equities,
fixed income, real estate, hedge funds, private equity and
liquidity.
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management business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates
worldwide.
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of America ("U.S."), with operations worldwide. JPMorgan
Chase had $3.7 trillion in assets and
$294.1 billion in stockholders'
equity as of December 31, 2021. The
Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for
consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial
transaction processing and asset management. Under the J.P. Morgan
and Chase brands, the Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S.
and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and
government clients globally. Information about JPMorgan Chase &
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[1] The IncomEdge Control annuity is a fixed
annuity issued by The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company
(VALIC), Houston TX. Policy form
number VG-224. VALIC is responsible for financial obligations
of its protected lifetime income products, and guarantees are
backed by the claims-paying ability of VALIC VALIC is a
member of American International Group, Inc, (AIG).
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