Poor health is the top reason why workers decide to take early retirement, but factors such as high work pressure and low job satisfaction also play a role.
Gender, marital status, age, education, and other demographic variables have a significant impact on the likelihood of a worker receiving a retirement annuity and/or employment-based pension income in...
Fifty percent of those participating in a recent personal finance poll said they have significant regrets about how they’ve handled their financial situation.
Employers considering finding a new defined contribution (DC) provider in the next two years are almost equally concerned with understanding legislation, costs/fees, and encouraging employee participation, according to...
Of advisers asked in a recent survey who or what their biggest competition is, more than one-third (35%) said it is clients’ fears, which results in lack of...
Total not-for-profit retirement plan assets exceeded $1 trillion as of March 31—the first time since 2007, according to a quarterly survey of plan service providers by LIMRA.
More employers in the Washington-Baltimore region are offering defined contribution plans rather than pensions, according to an annual survey of human resources officials.
Those in America’s Heartland expect economic conditions to improve in the near-term future but remain concerned about their long-term financial security.
Continuing the trend since the third quarter of 2008, new data from LIMRA found that the percentage of new 401(k) plans sold by leading providers remains lower than...
The number of large U.S. companies that are replacing defined benefit (DB) programs with account-based retirement plans for new salaried employees continues to be on the upswing.
The economic turmoil over the last couple of years has shaped the way high-net-worth individuals view their own investment portfolios, their economy, and their government, a new...
Fidelity Investments 401(k) highlights from the first quarter of 2010 show strong account balance growth and performance for participants that stayed the course over the past 12 months...
The newly released "MetLife Retirement Readiness Index: Are Americans Prepared for the Transition?" indicates that pre-retirees haven’t taken necessary steps to prepare for retirement.