CNBC Article Rating

Target-date funds -- the most popular 401(k) plan investment -- don't work for everyone

  • Bias Rating

    -18% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -20% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    14% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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Overall Sentiment

42% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : More from Personal Finance:Biden signs bill to raise Social Security benefits for public workersHow to maximize your 401(k) plan in 2025Time to tweak your investments after lofty stock returnsThat popularity is largely due to employers' broad adoption of TDFs as the default investment for workers who are automatically enrolled into their company 401(k) plan.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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