Data & Research March 3rd, 2026 PEPs by the Numbers Pooled employer plans with at least $200 million in assets hold nearly double the assets as those in smaller plans,...
Data & Research March 2nd, 2026 EBRI Survey: 61% View HSA as Savings Account As rising health care costs impact retirement savings, EBRI found two-thirds of survey respondents used a health savings account in...
Data & Research March 2nd, 2026 Allianz Finds Women Less Confident About Retirement While 63% of women surveyed in September 2025 reported feeling financially secure, fewer than half felt confident about their retirement...
Data & Research March 2nd, 2026 22% of ERISA Lawsuits in 2025 Involved Health Plans Analysis by Encore Fiduciary breaks down financial outcomes and trends to watch from ERISA court cases.
Data & Research February 27th, 2026 DC Plans a Major Reason Many Americans Have Retirement Savings, per ICI Nearly all respondents to a survey said their defined contribution plan helped them consider long-term needs.
Data & Research February 27th, 2026 Morningstar: Liquidity Top of Mind for Private Assets in DC Plans Safely investing 401(k) plan assets in private equity may require more liquidity—sometimes as much as 40% of the portfolio.
Data & Research February 25th, 2026 Gen Z, Millennials Share Need for Financial Advice As their finances become more complex, college students and Millennials alike increasingly see financial strategies as an important part of...
Data & Research February 24th, 2026 Target-Date Assets Grew 21% in 2025 Assets in TDFs with embedded income grew 39% last year, according to Sway Research.
Data & Research February 24th, 2026 Fidelity: Private Equity Reigns Over M&A Year Mergers and acquisitions of RIAs have more than doubled between 2020 and 2025, and nearly three-quarters of last year’s strategic...
Data & Research February 20th, 2026 DC Plans Shift Toward Passive TDFs, Lower Fees Plan assets grew 27-fold while the number of participants increased 8-fold over 2 decades, per NEPC.
Data & Research February 20th, 2026 CFP Study Shows Its Advisers Linked to Stronger Financial Outcomes A 10-year national study conducted by the Certified Financial Planner Board is two years into its tracking of US consumers.
Data & Research February 19th, 2026 Retirees’ Health Care Costs Far Outpace Social Security COLA Two recent reports spell out how rising health care costs are impacting retirees and employers.
Data & Research February 19th, 2026 Brokers Increase AI Use as Compliance Demands Grow iSolved found that 64% of surveyed brokers said AI is enhancing compliance tracking and reporting.
Data & Research February 18th, 2026 Short-Term Financial Pressures Slow Women’s Retirement Savings A new report revealed a 13-point gap between women and men in retirement confidence, underscoring how competing financial priorities affect...
Data & Research February 17th, 2026 The Appeal of—and Concerns About—Private Markets in DC Plans Retirement Advisor Council survey respondents shared which plans they think are best suited for private assets investments.
Data & Research February 13th, 2026 RIA M&A Breaks Records in 2025 Last year’s mergers and acquisitions of registered investment advisory firms beat the previous record set in 2024 by 27%, according...
Data & Research February 13th, 2026 BlackRock: US Voters Support More Retirement Investment Options More than 60% of surveyed registered voters said they support efforts to expand private market investments for retirement plans, according...
Data & Research February 12th, 2026 US Annuities Reach Record $461B in Sales in 2025 Sales of registered index-linked annuities particularly stood out, increasing yearly totals by 20% since 2024, according to LIMRA.
Data & Research February 11th, 2026 NQDC Plan Participation Hits New Heights Almost 70% of eligible executives participated in nonqualified defined contribution plans in 2025, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of...
Data & Research February 10th, 2026 Building Adviser Confidence With Charity Planning About 9 out of 10 advisers surveyed by T. Rowe Price who offered advice on charitable donations said they saw...