In Practice

A new study found that pre-retirees can recover their lost savings.

When asked what level of detail they would like to receive in information about retirement plan fees, only 31% of workers surveyed said they prefer a highly detailed...

A study found that employers strongly support making broader retirement and financial advice more accessible for workers.

A Watson Wyatt survey found that a third (34%) of workers have increased their planned retirement age in the last 12 months.

The Vanguard Center for Retirement Research reported that the use of target-date funds in defined contribution plans administered by Vanguard continues to grow rapidly.

A survey by Mercer found that 73% of organizations globally do not plan to reduce the level of employer contributions to defined contribution plans in the remainder of...

A recent survey of U.S. companies by Grant Thornton found that 29% have already modified, or currently intend to modify, the matching contribution feature in their 401(k) plans...

A survey by Charles Schwab found that 25% of investors in the U.S. are considering changing financial services firms or brokers in the next year based on their...

A University of Florida study found that people with intelligence earn more in their lifetime than those who are self-confident or attractive.

A global survey released by Barclays Wealth found that most wealthy investors recognize opportunities, but aren’t seizing them.

One in two Americans polled in a recent survey by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. say they are concerned about losing ground in their efforts to save...

A new research report suggests that many workers at companies suspending their 401(k) match are nonetheless covered by a traditional pension plan.

When it comes to choosing rollover providers, high-net-worth (HNW) investors opt-out of many full-service firms.

There’s plenty of opportunity for advisers to help high-net-worth (HNW) investors save for college funds, according to Phoenix.

Research from HSBC finds that Americans accept personal responsibility for funding their own retirement, but feel the government can help.

The number of employers offering nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQDCPs) in 2008 was flat compared to a survey taken a year before.

Newly released data from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) indicates that 65% of total U.S. retirement assets during 2008 were held in employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The percentage of employers with a 401(k) plan at Charles Schwab offering a match fell from 78% in 2007 to 70% last year, according to new Schwab data.

As companies have to slash retirement benefits in these tough times, a Canadian company will stop giving free beer to retirees.

Fidelity Investments’ second Couples Retirement Study, first fielded in 2007, show that despite two years of unprecedented economic and financial instability, husbands and wives have done little to...