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Target date funds adding commodities

Managers of target date funds are adding commodities to their portfolio mixes, but experts wonder whether the moves are substantive or just window dressing.

Managers of target date funds are adding commodities to their portfolio mixes, but experts wonder whether the moves are substantive or just window dressing.

The changes take several forms.

MFS Investment Management, for example, has filed to include a new commodities fund in its Lif

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