Tag: retirement readiness

Nearly two-thirds wish they had spent less in the past in order to save more for retirement.

While employers cited rising health care costs followed by outliving retirement savings as their biggest concerns for employees' retirement readiness, TIAA says surprisingly few have built retirement plan...

Fifty-two percent think they will be able to retire at their ideal retirement age, and 52% say they either somewhat or strongly agree that their savings will last...

An IALC report suggests plan sponsors apply educational resources—like seminars and informational fairs—to heighten employee participation. 

Yet, only 13% of workers have discussed Social Security with an adviser.

The Center for Retirement Research finds that the net worth of non-divorced households is 30% higher than for divorced households.

However, if retirement expenses are reduced to 80% of average expenses, 82.1% are on track to not run short.

Fifty-three percent expect to become millionaires, TD Ameritrade found in a survey.

It also helps to offer financial education continuously, according to the Pension Research Center at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

More than half have set specific retirement goals, J.D. Power learned in a survey

Three-fifths of non-retirees with self-directed retirement savings accounts have little or no comfort managing their investments, and only one-fifth of adults answered five financial literacy questions correctly, according...

A speaker at PSCA’s 71st Annual National Conference suggests reports of Americans retirement savings inadequacy are overblown and offers data to back that up.

More than half of employees surveyed by CareerBuilder said they think they'll need to save less than $1 million in order to retire.

Workers who are unprepared for retirement are five times as likely as those who are prepared to cite high living expenses as a barrier to retirement planning. They...

During a media call about the Employee Benefit Research Institute's latest Retirement Confidence Survey, sources shared ways retirement plan sponsors and advisers can help retirement savers feel more...

Retirees are less likely than last year to feel confident in their ability to handle basic expenses and feel less confident in their ability to handle medical expenses,...

Eight in 10 DC plan participants are very or somewhat interested in an in-plan investment option that would guarantee monthly income for life in retirement, and the same...

This is particularly high among Gen Z (69%), Millennials (64%) and Gen X (66%), a survey found.

Bruce McClary, vice president of communications at the NFCC, said men have the highest levels of financial confidence, but are less likely than women to reach out for...