PDD - Fidelity Freedom Income Fund Q1 2025 Commentary
2025-05-08 03:20:00 ET
Summary
- Fidelity Freedom Funds are designed so that the target date referenced in the Fund name is the approximate year when investors expect to retire.
- Except for Fidelity Freedom Income Fund, each of the Funds seeks high total return until reaching its respective target retirement date; thereafter, each Fund's objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
- Uncertainty about the direction of U.S. policy weighed on markets in Q1, as investors digested news on tariffs, cuts to government programs, and tighter immigration policy.
Investment Approach
- Fidelity Freedom® Funds (the Funds) are designed so that the target date referenced in the Fund name is the approximate year when investors expect to retire.
- Except for Fidelity Freedom® Income Fund, each of the Funds seeks high total return until reaching its respective target retirement date; thereafter, each Fund's objective will be to seek high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.
- Except for Fidelity Freedom® Income Fund, each Fund's asset allocation strategy becomes increasingly diversified as it approaches its target date – and beyond. Ultimately, the Funds are expected to merge with Fidelity Freedom Income Fund.
- The Funds employ a disciplined and time-tested investment process focused on helping investors achieve successful retirement outcomes by leveraging the depth and strength of Fidelity's investment research and resources.