In Practice

A recent survey from Yahoo! Finance found 37% of adults have no retirement savings.  

Many residents of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. report feeling significantly less confident than they did a year ago about their retirement readiness.

According to a recent COUNTRY Financial survey, 58% of those closest to retirement (ages 50 to 64) had to dip into their savings to get through the recession.

U.S. companies should engage younger workers in defined contribution plans as soon as possible in order for them to have a realistic chance of achieving a financially secure retirement,...

The current selling process has shifted beyond the “gatekeeper” role for advisers, to one where the adviser or consultant is much more involved in the investment menu design...

Satisfying client expectations and the long-term viability of the advisory firms are the top two reasons advisers create a succession plan – personal retirement needs come in third.  

Less than half of the Baby Boomer generation (Americans born between 1946 and 1964) say they feel confident they will be able to afford a comfortable retirement, down...

Eighty percent of Fidelity Investment’s affluent customers expect market volatility to be the norm for the extended future.

Two market-research firms have found that more than half of defined contribution plan participants do not have a relationship with a financial adviser around the time of retirement.  

Millennials are by far the most confident about their ability to make the right benefit decisions, according to The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

Eliminating retirement plan tax incentives could have a significant negative impact on retirement security by discouraging savings and reducing the number of plans offered, said small and medium-sized...

Two recent proposals to change the existing tax treatment of 401(k) retirement plans, if enacted, are likely to result in lower account balances for many 401(k) participants, according...

Despite the fact that most Social Security reform proposals would result in fewer benefits for future retirees, an offsetting gain would be the decrease in payroll taxes needed...

A survey of American workers found both men and women are concerned about saving enough for retirement; however, women are more concerned with monthly expenses. 

Understanding of target-date funds (TDFs) is high, according to research from AllianceBernstein. 

Sallie Krawcheck, former President of global wealth management at Bank of America, says the two biggest challenges facing the wealth management industry are attracting the next generation of...

Ninety-nine percent of respondents to a recent survey offer a retirement plan to employees.

Among plan participants who took some type of savings action during Q3 2011, 72% took a positive action (started or increased contributions), Bank of America Merrill Lynch reported....

A national survey found that regardless of age or gender, a significant percentage of Americans are confused as to what is the best way to plan and manage...

TD Ameritrade’s annual New Year’s Resolution survey found 30% of respondents plan to start or build up their retirement savings in 2012.