Data & Research August 12th, 2025 Advisers Increasingly Open to Private Market Investments in Retirement Plans, per Empower According to a July survey, nearly half of surveyed advisers were willing to recommend private market investments, but most also...
Data & Research August 12th, 2025 Retirement Readiness Elusive for 27% of Gen X A new survey of members of Generation X by PulteGroup found that more than one-quarter of respondents said they may...
Data & Research August 11th, 2025 How Emergency Savings Strengthen Retirement Savings Employees with adequate emergency savings contributed more to their 401(k) accounts and took fewer withdrawals than those without, according to new...
Data & Research August 11th, 2025 Can Financial Stress Be a Good Motivator? Surveys by Achieve and Empower found more than half of respondents rate their finances as ‘poor’ or ‘fair,’ but nearly...
Data & Research August 11th, 2025 Opportunities Abound in Wealth Transfer Planning Independent advisers and employer-sponsored programs can offer estate planning support to earn the business of affluent investors, per a recent...
Data & Research August 11th, 2025 ETFs May Grow to $1.3T by Year-End Interest in non-U.S.-equity exchange-traded funds is growing and investors are also rotating out of small-cap equities.
Data & Research August 8th, 2025 Scams Targeting Seniors Soaring The Federal Trade Commission found that total losses due to fraud for adults older than 60 climbed to nearly $700...
Data & Research August 7th, 2025 HSA Withdrawals Increased by 13% in 2024 Benefits provider Lively found its customers spent an average of 80% of their health care account assets in 2024, reflecting...
Data & Research August 7th, 2025 Recent Tax Bill Will Have ‘Material Effects’ On Social Security’s Financial Status President Donald Trump’s key tax and spending legislation will result in a net increase of $168.6 billion in Social Security...
Data & Research August 6th, 2025 Retirement Readiness Holds Steady as Warning Signs Grow The second version of IRALogix’s index showed stability on the surface, but deeper issues in planning and confidence point to...
Data & Research August 5th, 2025 Younger Investors Flock to Alts, While Older Investors Remain Cautious There is a generational divide when it comes to what older and younger Americans are choosing for their investments.
Data & Research August 5th, 2025 Humans, Not AI, Trusted by Participants With Financial Tasks Nearly half of respondents in a Northwestern Mutual survey preferred financial advisers who understood and used artificial intelligence, but most...
Data & Research August 5th, 2025 Most Older Workers Rethinking Retirement Amid Rising Financial Anxiety Surveys from F&G and Equitable reveal that inflation, economic uncertainty and a lack of financial guidance are prompting many pre-retirees...
Data & Research August 4th, 2025 US Households With $5M to $10M Prefer Multi-Firm Approach These households, which have increased in the last two years, also reported feeling ‘very experienced’ at investing.
Data & Research August 4th, 2025 Cuts to Social Security Administration Closes NBER Retirement and Disability Research Center The cuts will affect retirement research at several institutions, including: the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Boston College, the National Bureau of...
Data & Research August 1st, 2025 Independent RIAs to Increase by 12% by 2028 Over the next three years, independent registered investment advisers will be the fastest-growing portion of the advisory landscape, according to...
Data & Research July 31st, 2025 Older Investors Can Benefit From Personalized Retirement, Investment Solutions A study from T. Rowe Price, in conjunction with MIT and Stanford, found that investors older than 50 have diverse...
Data & Research July 31st, 2025 Global Defined Contribution Organizations Consider Retirement Income Top Issue A report said few DC systems are currently equipped to deliver income through the decumulation phase in a “standardized or...
Data & Research July 31st, 2025 Participants Are Less Optimistic About Reaching Savings Goals, Schwab Survey Finds More than half (57%) of participants surveyed considered inflation a top obstacle to achieving a comfortable retirement.
Data & Research July 30th, 2025 Retirement Health Care Costs Up 4% From Last Year’s Estimate, Fidelity Report Finds The report found that the increase is consistent with a “general upward trajectory of projected health-related expenses” for retirees.