Data & Research

Many retirees have been finding that their expenses are higher than anticipated in retirement, according to a survey released by the U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc.

Believe it or not, it actually rains less on weekends.

Most working Americans responding to a recent poll declared they had begun saving for retirement, but didn’t expect to be able to start using the money until age...

Though concerns about their retirement exist, members of Generation X say those concerns are on the backburner while they deal with current financial priorities, according to a recent...

The majority of wealthy business owners have no succession plan in place, but many want to keep working.

Individuals who save more and are more active in managing their retirement savings are less confident in their retirement security and the retirement decisions they make than are...

More employers are allowing workers to joining their 401(k) plan earlier, a new Profit Sharing/401k Council of America` (PSCA) survey says.

A study from asset manager consultant kasina suggests executives are thinking alike when it comes to facing industry challenges.

The likelihood of being a retirement plan participant increases with age, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

High net worth individuals are primarily concerned about the safety of their family, but they also have significant concerns about the protection of financial assets such as stocks,...

They say you get what you pay for – but maybe it just feels like you do.

As a result of a difference in their length of time in the workforce, women who were older than 50 in 2006 were much less likely to have...

They say you get what you pay for – but maybe it just feels that way.

Investors who add a variable annuity with a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) to a stock and bond retirement portfolio can enjoy pumped up income with less...

Affluent seniors over age 70 spend nearly three times as much of their online time on financial matters as those younger.

An analysis of about 50 plans in Vanguard’s recordkeeping system that have adopted automatic enrollment suggests it does improve participation rates, but deferral rates for those using automatic...

New research from Fidelity Investments suggests employees of non-profit organizations are not taking full advantage of their workplace retirement plan resources.

Democrats are frequently characterized as “tax and spend″ by those on the other side of the political spectrum.

New research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) suggests the change in the retirement landscape from predominately defined benefit plans to mostly defined contribution...

How much money does it take to be considered rich?