Tag: Post Retirement

Americans close to retirement expect to retire six years later than current retirees did.   

“Comprehensive” is a key word, according to a new Wells Fargo poll of affluent Americans regarding retirement; they might say they have a plan, but what does that...

Thirty-nine percent of Americans say the Social Security retirement age will jump to 80 by 2036.   

Among pre-retirees and retirees, the vast majority would rather live as long as they’re healthy, versus living as long as their money lasts, The Hartford and MIT AgeLab...

Nationwide Financial is introducing a healthcare assessment tool designed to help financial advisers weave healthcare costs into a discussion about retirement planning.  

Thirty-one percent of Americans say running out of money is their top concern regarding retirement, according to a survey from Franklin Templeton.

One-third of pre-retirees who say they are five years away from retirement have not calculated how much income they will need.

Retirees are feeling more financially secure since 2009, but fewer have estimated how long their assets will last into retirement, according to a recent study.

Less than half of the Baby Boomer generation (Americans born between 1946 and 1964) say they feel confident they will be able to afford a comfortable retirement, down...

Two market-research firms have found that more than half of defined contribution plan participants do not have a relationship with a financial adviser around the time of retirement.  

Despite the fact that most Social Security reform proposals would result in fewer benefits for future retirees, an offsetting gain would be the decrease in payroll taxes needed...

According to a report from HSBC, many Americans are unwilling to allot enough time to long-term financial planning, leaving them at risk for a fiscally challenging retirement.

PenChecks has introduced a debit card option for retirement plan distributions.

Lockton Retirement Services is launching its Retirement Readiness Practice and proprietary suite of consulting services.  

Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6% in 2012, the Social Security Administration announced.

Four in ten pre-retirees between the ages of 56 and 65 who took Metlife’s “Retirement Income IQ” quiz believe that they will...

In an Edward Jones survey, 34% of Americans said they don’t know what percentage of their savings they will need to withdraw annually in retirement to maintain their...

LIMRA has suggested five things insurers can do in order to capture more retiree assets.

Bill McInturff, a partner at polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, told a group of reporters that it is upsetting and unsettling to see that a lack of confidence...

Fidelity Investments has introduced a Retirement Distributions Center on its Web site.