401(k)s Now Leading Retirement Savings Vehicle
A new study from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) shows that 401(k) plans, originally perceived as a supplement to worker pensions, now have more than twice as many...
Data & Research
CFOs Say Auto Enrollment Biggest 401(k) Change after PPA
Nearly four in 10 (38%) of the chief financial officers (CFO) in a recent survey said their firms expected to add 401(k) automatic enrollment programs as a result...
Fidelity Research Launches with Retirement Strategies Perspective
A survey conducted by Towers Perrin immediately following President Bush's signing of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) found more employers are likely to maintain their defined benefit pension...
Retirement Spending Patterns Vary
A recent study, "Spending and Investing in Retirement" by LIMRA and the Society of Actuaries offers insight into how people determine they are ready to retire and how...
Markets, Medicine Dominate Retirement Concerns
A new survey finds that retirees are most concerned about the impact of the investment markets and an unexpected medical issue on their post-career standard of living.
Savings Shortfalls a Target of New Plan Designs
Most employers (80%) consider the company-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan to be the primary vehicle for their employees' retirement income, but almost half (43%) are concerned that their...