The heterogeneity objection is not fatal because smart defaults can be segmented: target-date funds keyed to age and lifestyle funds keyed to risk preference (low/medium/high) capture about as much insight as 90-95% of participants have about their own preferences.

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Richard Thaler

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that's probably as much insight as 90% of the participants have about their own preferences

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Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism 11/6/2006EconTalk
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