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Affording Retirement, Health Care Among Financial Worries
Financial worries are keeping people up at night, according to a Harris Poll.
Personal Accountability in a DC World
The concept of retirement income planning may be common parlance among industry professionals, but plan participants are still adjusting to the new age of personal accountability.
How Employee Benefits Are Evolving
Experts in health care and retirement are concerned that the federal government is seeking new sources of tax revenue, says an EBRI report.
Many Millennials Prefer Cash as Long-Term Investment
American adults under age 30 favor cash and other lower-risk assets, even as the basis of a long-term investment strategy, according to new research.
Millennials Need to Put Retirement Strategies in Writing
While Millennials are very focused on retirement-related issues, these employees still need to create a strategy for long-term retirement success, according to a survey from the Transamerica Center...
Most Workers Worry About Retirement Savings
Many Americans have concerns about finances, particularly whether they are saving enough for retirement, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll.
Millennials the Most Financially Stressed
Workplace benefits focus on older employees’ needs, even though Millennials exhibit the greatest number of financial challenges, a survey says.
The More Family Money, the More Complicated it Gets
Wealth management in high-net-worth families is complicated by relationships, and the vast majority of families believe a session with a financial adviser would benefit their children, a study...
Many Women Take the Reins on Finances
Women are feeling confident and many are taking the lead in making household financial decisions, according to a new study by Ameriprise Financial.
Half of Boomers Do Not Know Retirement Need
More than half of Baby Boomers polled expressed uncertainty about how much money they will need in retirement.
Millennials Learned Lesson About Saving
A majority (80%) of Millennial Americans say the recession of 2008 taught them they have to save “now” to “survive” economic problems down the road.
Look Out, Retirement, the Boomers Are Coming
Is retirement the end of work? Not so fast, say the retirees and those contemplating retirement in a study by Merrill Lynch Bank of America.
PSNC 2014: Setting a Goal
On the first day of the PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC) in Chicago, current and former PLANSPONSOR of the Year winners and finalists shared how they define success for...
Younger, Newer Employees the Plan Participation Challenge
Millennials continue to be the big challenge for retirement plan participation, Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust finds.
Going Broke in Retirement Is Top Fear for Americans
A pervasive fear of running out of money in retirement is not causing Americans to spend less today, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
TDFs Popular with Female and Younger Investors
Target-date funds are the most popular asset allocation strategy, especially for women, according to data from MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division.
DIY Retirement Plan Investors Not Acting Optimally
Do-it-yourself (DIY) retirement plan investors are falling behind their peers in meeting certain objectives, suggests a study from Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
How to Succeed with Millennial Clients
Members of Generation Y (also known as Millennials) are struggling to reach financial security, but that doesn’t mean financial services firms can afford to overlook them.
Adviser Credentials Key to Success, IMCA Says
Investors expect financial advisers to earn and maintain professional credentials beyond the minimum licensing requirements, according to research from the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA).