Data & Research

The top financial concern among each generation is not having enough money in emergency savings, a new survey suggests, but for Generation X, not being able to retire...

Market performance is not the only indicator of retirement readiness, according to researchers at the University of Connecticut.

New LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute research suggests a formal written plan can make a big difference in creating a secure retirement through the defined contribution system.

What can a small salary deferral increase do for retirement plan participants? Quite a lot, according to Fidelity’s projections.

Americans confess their greatest financial worry about retirement is high medical expenses, as revealed in a Bankrate.com survey.

The savings deficits that households are simulated to generate in retirement will be greater if Social Security becomes insolvent.

Two-thirds of Americans surveyed have seen their long-term life and retirement plans disrupted at one point or another, TD Ameritrade says in a new report.

A recent Judy Diamond Associates analysis finds the largest 1% of 401(k) retirement plans holds 71% of all 401(k) assets nationwide.

An Aon Hewitt survey of pension plan sponsors finds almost two in three could take direction action to curb risks and costs in 2015.

Women are pretty competent at managing their finances and saving for retirement, but when it comes to judging their own performance, confidence takes a nosedive.

Total financial adviser headcount has decreased for a fifth consecutive year, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

Fewer participants changed their defined contribution plan asset allocations in 2014 than in 2013.

Trust, transparency and time are essential ingredients of the successful OCIO relationship, says Towers Watson in its annual Global Investment Matters publication.

About half of affluent investors with former workplace retirement plan assets could move that money into an individual retirement account (IRA) in 2015, says Cogent Reports.

A hardy banking industry, strong health care services and solid economic performance have kept Switzerland’s retirement system at the top of Natixis’ 2015 Global Retirement Index.

A new academic research paper reexamines how pension costs were related to defaults and bankruptcies at high-profile U.S. corporations in the airline, automotive and steel manufacturing industries.

Home-country bias in equity holdings has declined among pension plans globally.

The Center for American Progress contends millions of Americans are in danger of not having enough money to maintain their standard of living in retirement, and the problem...

A new report from Kasina finds institutional asset managers, fund providers and insurers view the financial advisory industry as an area with strong growth potential.

An Ameriprise study polling the first wave of Baby Boomer retirees finds health and emotional preparedness are keys to a successful start to retirement.