Data & Research

The majority of retirement plan participants are not familiar with products that can provide them with a guaranteed income stream in retirement.

Three-quarters (77%) of 403(b) plan sponsors say it is very or somewhat important to get outside advice about what actions they must take to comply with new Pension...

More than half of Americans save less than 5% of their income, but the majority (57%) of Americans not yet retired still believe they are socking away enough...

Times may be tough, but it looks like Fido and Fluffy have nothing to worry about.

A new brief issued by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) argues that health care costs increase the percentage of households that will be ‘at...

A California executive compensation research firm says companies with publicly disclosed stock ownership policies for executives and directors saw sizable increases between 2005 and 2006.

Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) and ESOP-like plans saw a significant increase in number and size in 2007 compared to a year earlier, according to estimates from the...

The least-expensive 529 plans available nationwide are offered by Ohio, Illinois, and North Carolina, according to Savingforcollege.com’s 529 Fee Comparison Study.

Seems like there’s a lot of monkey business going on at work.

Although 61% of Baby Boomers are spending less, the money they are saving is not going toward retirement.

Most retirees (95%) of retirees who work with financial advisers during the first two years of retirement to discuss spending find it valuable, but just one in five...

Many retirees have been finding that their expenses are higher than anticipated in retirement, according to a survey released by the U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc.

Believe it or not, it actually rains less on weekends.

Most working Americans responding to a recent poll declared they had begun saving for retirement, but didn’t expect to be able to start using the money until age...

Though concerns about their retirement exist, members of Generation X say those concerns are on the backburner while they deal with current financial priorities, according to a recent...

The majority of wealthy business owners have no succession plan in place, but many want to keep working.

Individuals who save more and are more active in managing their retirement savings are less confident in their retirement security and the retirement decisions they make than are...

More employers are allowing workers to joining their 401(k) plan earlier, a new Profit Sharing/401k Council of America` (PSCA) survey says.

A study from asset manager consultant kasina suggests executives are thinking alike when it comes to facing industry challenges.

The likelihood of being a retirement plan participant increases with age, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).