At BlackRock we work directly with plan sponsors to help design retirement plans that meet diverse objectives. By combining our suite of active and index strategies, we help institutions build flexible core menus that offer choice, manage risk and help support participants in achieving their long-term retirement goals.
Build better retirement plan investment menus
Building blocks for plan menus
Explore a set of core strategic capabilities — designed to simplify plan design while supporting stronger participant outcomes across market cycles.
Systematic active equity
Tap into strategies backed by 40+ years of expertise that blend quant investing, machine learning, AI, and human insight to deliver consistent outcomes.
Fundamental active equity
Access strategies that conduct rigorous fundamental analysis to identify high-conviction, undervalued names with long-term growth potential.
Fixed income
Entrusted with more fixed income assets than any other investment firm, explore solutions across the entire yield curve and credit spectrum.1
Multi-asset solutions
Discover multi-asset strategies that invest flexibly across stocks, bonds, cash and alternatives to create a nimbler and more diversified portfolio.
Systematic active equity
Our Systematic Active Equity (SAE) strategies support DC plans seeking consistent alpha with disciplined risk control. An early leader in AI investing,2 SAE combines human expertise with advanced analytics, AI, and 1,000+ signals to apply a scalable, systematic approach to diversified, style‑neutral stock selection.
Explore our systematic active equity platform
Our SAE strategies are designed to deliver consistent and differentiated alpha opportunities to our clients. Our passion is combining insight and technology seeking to generate compelling benchmark relative or absolute investment returns.
Alternative data for systematic investing
In an era where data is abundant and accessible, discernment — not information — defines the competitive edge.
Investing is an art and a science. The explosion of big data and AI has made much of what is considered the qualitative "art" of investing approachable through a quantifiable, scientific lens.
Raffaele SaviGlobal Head of BlackRock Systematic and Co-CIO of Systematic Equities
Fundamental active equity
Our Fundamental Active Equity (FAE) approach is grounded in deep, bottom‑up research focused on business quality, valuation, and long‑term growth. Through disciplined, company‑level analysis and active oversight, portfolios are built one business at a time, informed by decades of experience and a global research platform.
Fundamental equities
With decades of experience and a local presence around the world, FAE investors bring expertise to their discipline and deep, bottom-up insight that powers their mission to generate consistent, risk-managed alpha for clients.
Equity market outlook
Stay informed with BlackRock’s latest outlook on equities, offering insights into the trends, risks and opportunities shaping global markets - and what they could mean for investors.
Fixed income
Our fixed income (FI) platform helps institutional clients navigate shifting rate and credit environments while supporting income, stability, and diversification. Led by Rick Rieder, CIO of Global FI, teams leverage technology, strong risk management, and global insight to allocate across sectors and manage duration through market cycles.
Re-think your fixed income allocation
After decades of low yields, investors now face heightened rate and macro volatility. Reassessing fixed income allocations, with a focus on dynamic strategies that can benefit from rising dispersion and support risk-adjusted returns.
Rethinking the role of the Agg in retirement planning
We evaluated if a more finely-tuned approach to LifePath’s fixed income allocations could help achieve the objective of greater lifetime consumption over a participants’ lifecycle. Our research findings indicate the answer is yes.
How Rick Rieder seeks to make a little bit of money a lot of times
When you're navigating any challenging environment, we believe the best approach is to remain active and flexible. By staying nimble, unconstrained, and well-diversified our Portfolio Managers are able to seize attractive opportunities wherever they become available.
Multi-asset strategies
BlackRock’s Multi‑Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) team is the firm’s hub for portfolio construction and asset allocation. Leveraging index, factor, and alpha capabilities, MASS delivers risk‑aware multi‑asset insights and allocation solutions across strategies, separate accounts, and models.
Inside BlackRock’s multi‑asset platform
Explore how BlackRock's MASS team brings together index, factor, and alpha-seeking capabilities to deliver precise, risk-aware multi-asset insights and portfolio solutions for institutional investors.
Private markets, through a multi-asset lens
MASS evaluates how private equity and credit can complement traditional building blocks in retirement solutions. Our latest research highlights where these exposures may fit within target‑date frameworks and long‑term plan objectives.
Lifepath® target date strategies
LifePath stands apart with a glidepath that automates risk budgeting and asset allocation for retirement savings. Powered by our proprietary risk management technology, Aladdin®, our solutions are engineered to help participants spend confidently for life.
Latest insights, research and thought leadership
Strategic plan design
Your clients look to you for guidance on plan decisions. Quantifying the impact on those decisions can have on retirement readiness can help you demonstrate value. Our people and our technology are here to help.
Unlocking private markets in defined contribution plans
Why private markets? Learn more about how BlackRock is using private market assets to innovate and seek new possibilities for your portfolio.