Many of the more than 87 million Americans age 18-34, popularly known as “Gen Y” are in financial trouble, according to survey results just released by Western Union.
Half of employees (52%) believe they are behind in their retirement savings and a nearly equal number of workers (53%) are very concerned about outliving their retirement money,...
The number of participants in Fidelity Investments’-administered plans at tax-exempt organizations who sought in-person or phone guidance rose 12% in the first five months of 2010 over last...
A new Strategic Insight (SI) study of the trends for financial advisers after the economic downturn suggests many advisers are moving away from a traditional style box model...
A new study from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation shows that business owners are more conservative when it comes to saving and borrowing than generally thought.
A new study concludes that while offering convenient savings options to low-income workers should help improve their retirement security, fewer individuals may take advantage of the opportunity than...
A new Hartford Financial Services Group survey found that 27% of Americans have had to take withdrawals from savings, investment, or retirement accounts to get by.
Defined benefit sponsors have the potential to receive billions of dollars in temporary pension funding relief as a result of legislation signed into law last month, according to...
A new nationwide survey issued by Citi shows there is a widening divide between men’s and women’s outlook for the economy and their own financial situations.
While 10% of third party administrators (TPA) perform daily valuations on all their plans, 33% of TPAs perform daily valuations at some level, according to a new Pulse...
The latest Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly finds that among those affluent individuals who work with a financial adviser in or outside the workplace, the majority indicate that...
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched a mobile version of its Web site that will allow users to access GAO reports on their BlackBerrys, iPhones, Droids,...
The 10th anniversary edition of Prudential’s Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women finds the economic crisis has heightened women’s recognition of the need to develop a financial plan...
According to the 2010 EBRI Retirement Readiness Rating (RRI), more than one-in-four Americans in the lowest income quartile could run out of funds after just ten years.