Fund Research and Analysis
by Janet Yang, CFAA number of moving parts underlie the John Hancock Lifestyle funds, and some have been more beneficial than others. On the whole, they haven't translated to a marked performance advantage, and fees don't impart a head start, either. As a result, funds Read more 
Process Pillar:Neutral
Management adheres to industry-standard portfolio-optimization techniques to establish this series' asset allocation, which supports the series' Neutral Process rating. The steps include developing long-term, Read more
Performance Pillar:Neutral
Morningstar's move to five allocation buckets from three will bring more clarity to this series' relative performance. Lifestyle Aggressive and Lifestyle Growth currently reside in the same aggressive-allocation Read more
People Pillar:Positive
The names on the masthead at the Lifestyle series have been shuffled around in the past couple of years, but the core team remains solid. The current roster consists of longtime manager Bob Boyda, as well as Marcelle Daher and Nathan Thooft, who both Read more
Price Pillar:Neutral
Most investors find their way into this series of funds through retirement plans. The Class 1 shares typically used in retirement plans generally have expense ratios that rank in or close to the middle Read more
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