In Practice

Forty-five percent of workers are not too or not at all confident they will have enough money for medical expenses in retirement, and nearly three in five workers...

Sixty percent of employees expressed at least some confidence in retirement, but their planning efforts and savings balances do not support this confidence level.

The generosity and functionality of a retirement plan tends to vary quite a lot according to the type of employer and industry. 

Market forces may drive some of the reforms the Department of Labor sought to achieve under the Obama presidency—but a cadre of investors also remains committed to commissions. 

AARP finds this is especially true among different ethnic groups.

The company has seen an upsurge in new plans moving to fee-for-service categories. 

Retirement income as a percentage of wealth has declined as the employer-sponsored retirement plan landscape has been moved to mostly DC plans, a study finds.

Among survey findings, only 22.7% of respondents understand how their savings are invested. 

A large number of Americans are lagging behind in retirement savings, but adviser interaction and effective digital tools may reverse this trend.

Most Millennials are not contributing at least 15% of their income toward their 401(k) plans, but a majority are moving in the right direction, a new study finds.

A new survey report from S&P Global Ratings examining the pension plans of the 15 largest U.S. cities “reveals some common trends and key factors related to net...

Nonetheless, few people know where to find it, and many say their adviser doesn't bring it up.

Those who feel they are financially savvy do far better than those who do not.

Millennials are overwhelmed with student loan debt as well as other financial burdens, and many dread the thought of even discussing their finances.

Retirement plan advisers may find a natural extension of their business model in serving the 529 college savings plan market. 

Fidelity gauged people’s investment knowledge with an eight-question quiz.

A deep dive into how sponsors are benchmarking their plans—and the results.

A new study by LIMRA shows most workers understand the need to save for retirement and they prefer to do it through their employers with help from their...

Employers are clearly still committed to moving risk off of their balance sheets by pursuing single-premium pension buyouts. 

Even though retirement plan sponsors are seeing higher participation rates, several employees struggle with handling debt, budgets and savings, which is undermining retirement readiness.