People who spend time with a financial professional report saving two to three times more than their peers who do not, according to a study from the ING Retirement Research...
Research from the Principal Financial Group finds business protection is the number one business priority of company owners, surpassing health insurance.
In its second annual survey on New Year’s resolutions, Allianz Life found that more Americans would rather enlist the help of a financial “trainer” than a physical trainer in...
Despite predictions for higher global equity and commodity prices, and a stronger U.S. dollar for 2011, Bank of America Merrill Lynch also forecasts a much weaker recovery than...
A report from Aon Hewitt suggests that Generation Y workers (ages 18 to 30) may be most at risk for not having enough savings in retirement, despite having...
Retirement benefits - especially defined benefit (DB) programs - are giving employers an added advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining new employees, according to a survey...
Asset management fees for most non-traditional asset classes have fallen, following increased scrutiny from cost-conscious investors, according to a report by Mercer.
The First Command Financial Behaviors Index reveals that 23% of middle-class Americans who own a traditional IRA have yet to decide if they will convert their account to...
In its latest “Financial Professionals Outlook,” Russell Investments found that 59% of advisers are optimistic about the markets, whereas only 7% believe their clients feel the same.
Forty-three percent of people said in a recent survey that in times of financial troubles, they would make early withdrawals from 401(k) or other retirement accounts.
With $4.2 trillion in assets, individual retirement accounts (IRA) accounted for more than one-quarter of all U.S. retirement wealth in 2Q2010, according to an Investment Company Institute (ICI)...
More than 85% of the recordkeeping firms responding to a SPARK Institute poll said they plan to utilize the Institute’s information sharing standards and data records for retirement...