The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends the formation of an interagency task force to coordinate existing research, education and outreach efforts to foster small-employer retirement plan sponsorship.
The current economic climate has affected the way in which nearly half (49%) of Americans are approaching contributions to their individual retirement accounts (IRA).
The percentage of U.S. workers who make annual individual retirement account (IRA) contributions has dropped to a record low of 15%, according to a recent survey commissioned by...
Two-thirds (66%) of those who work with a financial adviser have an understanding of how much of their retirement savings they will withdraw annually at retirement.
A white paper called “The Savings Crisis of Working Americans: The Retirement Industry Call to Action” is available from the Legg Mason Retirement Advisory Council (LMRAC).
Nearly half (48%) of retirement plan participants who rolled balances into IRAs in the past two years chose their rollover institution based on if they already had an...
Taxpayers who unsuccessfully attempted to transfer amounts from their individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to a retirement plan based on incorrect advice from their financial adviser were granted 60...
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company is launching a retirement planning and education program to assist workers when they are eligible to take distributions from their plans at...
The Financial Research Corporation (FRC) estimates that over the next five years, assets in defined contribution (DC) plans and IRAs will grow from $9.0 trillion in 2010 to...
Strong performance across equity sectors coupled with positive returns in the bond markets helped push total U.S. retirement market assets to an estimated $16 trillion by year-end.