Many married couples are not in agreement when it comes to retirement plans - 22% of couples don’t even agree on whether or not they use the services...
Concerned that employees are not paying attention to their retirement savings, 96% of U.S. employers say their top priority is encouraging employees to take more responsibility.
Baby boomers plans for cash needs in retirement will likely frustrate their advisers: they plan to withdraw significant sums of money early on, drawing down their savings faster...
The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Matthew Greenwald&Associates published the 17th Annual Retirement Confidence Index last week – and, for the very most part, it’s probably safe...
Even as defined contribution plans emerge as the preferred employer-sponsored pension plan, a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Matthew Greenwald&Associates suggests that workers may...
Nearly one-third (31%) of baby boomers say they will have to cut back on their current lifestyle in retirement and 42% believe they will not have enough money...
A new study suggests that unless an individual begins saving before age 35, they are in serious danger of facing a significant drop in lifestyle when they retire.
A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that workers need to better prepare for the growing deficit from federal programs and the declining coverage of employer-provided...
Overall participation in tax-favored retirement plans remained stable at 50% between 2000 and 2003, a participation rate slightly less than in 1997, according to a new report from...
The Pension Protection Act (PPA) paves the way for more phased retirements, but firms must consider many issues in undertaking such policies, asserts a new Conference Board report.
The average 65-year-old couple needs an estimated $215,000 to cover health care costs in retirement, $15,000 more than was predicted last year, according to research by Fidelity Investments.
Although conventional planning models often use replacement rates of 70% or 85%, a new study says that the vast majority of Americans are not coming close to achieving...
More than half (58%) of workers participating in a 401(k) plan said they would like a salary increase over a higher employer matching contribution to the retirement plan.
Data from a new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey shows that firms using an independent investment adviser (80%) to help them manage their plan are, on average, more likely to...