Data & Research

While nearly two-thirds of American workers view the economy as unhealthy, the percentage of employees who believe it will improve in 2013 has increased.

Over the past two years, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors have taken small but significant steps to help participants improve their retirement readiness.

The U.S. retirement system successfully provided adequate retirement resources and successive generations of retirees have been better off, ICI research found.

Retirement planning is the one financial issue in which all generations are most vulnerable, but for different reasons.

Plan sponsors are largely optimistic about fee disclosure regulations, but say they need help from advisers.

There is a long-term cost for employers for not helping employees prepare for retirement, said Matt Iverson, director of Boulevard R.

More employers say recruitment and retention are among the top reasons for offering nonqualified deferred compensation plans to their key employees.

While Baby Boomers participating in pension plans may feel more flexibility around their expected retirement date, nearly half still expect to retire with debt.

Although 75% of small-business owners view their employees as family, cost considerations prevent them from offering a retirement plan....

The proportion of all workers expecting to delay their retirement date is 44%, according to the 2012 Mercer Workplace Survey.

More than half of survey respondents said they would save more if their nest eggs did not measure up to those of their peers.

A record number of consumers (46%) are considering financial resolutions, according to Fidelity Investments’ fourth annual New Year Financial Resolutions Study.

Defined contribution (DC) plan fees hit a record low this year, according to a survey by NEPC LLC.

Automatic enrollment works to drive participation, New York Life Retirement Plan Services found in recent research.

Most Americans (88%) ages 55 and older are growing more cautious regarding their long-term retirement strategy.

While a majority of Americans plan to retire by age 65, 36% are not actively contributing to a retirement plan.

A study suggests factors other than tax subsidies for employer-sponsored retirement plans have a greater effect on increasing savings.

Individual retirement account (IRA) assets reached $5 trillion in the first quarter of 2012, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

An EBRI report uncovers what age groups are most likely to miss their retirement savings goal and by how much.

Most women lack a specific retirement savings goal, which may link to higher levels of financial stress.