An ICI research report on defined contribution (DC) participants’ activities found that the majority continued to save in their workplace retirement plans in 2012.
Registered investment adviser (RIA) assets are expected to account for approximately one-quarter of industry asset marketshare by the end of 2014, according to Cerulli Associates.
A survey of retirement plan advisers (called “consultants” in the study) said they must make changes if they want to increase sales and retain more business.
Americans are on track to replace 61% of their current income in retirement, according to the third annual Lifetime Income Survey by Putnam Investments.
Only 30% of 401(k) plan participants said they “paid attention” to the fee disclosures they received last year, according to the quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism...
Although nonretired Americans' optimism surged from -8 in November to +38 this spring, retired Americans' optimism only saw a slight increase, from -5 to +7.
The number of women interested in learning about financial planning, retirement planning and investing has nearly doubled since 2006, Allianz Life finds.
An analysis from the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) shows retirement savings tax incentives benefit a majority of workers.
Five years after the financial crisis, Main Street investors remain pessimistic about their finances and don’t feel wealthy enough to require financial advising services.
Cash balance plans are growing in popularity and could overtake 401(k) retirement plans within the next few years, according to research from Sage Advisory Services.
With the decline in defined benefit and retiree health care plan offerings, the younger generations need to take more responsibility for their retirement savings.