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More Than Half of Americans Worry About Finances
Only 37% are confident they are on the right retirement savings track.
Middle-Income Workers' Financial Plans Fall Short
Many want financial planning help through their employers.
Retirement Is Americans’ No. 1 Financial Priority
But people give themselves a “C” when it comes to actually being prepared to retire.
Millennials Grasp Importance of Retirement Savings
More Millennials than Boomers think it should be a requirement.
Slow and Steady Wins the Savings Race
CFP Board identifies this type of saver as confident about their retirement prospects.
BenefitGuard Partners to Link Health Insurance and Retirement Savings
The strategic partnership with Spectra Benefits and Miller & Wade Group aims to helping employees view the HSA more like a retirement account for their health.
Ascensus College Savings Revamps 529 Participant Website
The new online resource is devoted to educating families on the importance of saving for college and the potential benefits of saving through a 529 plan account.
Millennial Men and Women Have Different Retirement Outlooks
Women are more worried about their finances and willing to work with advisers.
Digital Advice Delivery Has Both Perks and Limitations
“It is essential for traditional financial advice providers to view digital advice delivery not as a force that will displace them, but instead as a way to deliver...
Advisers Can Help Women Build Financial Confidence
Presenting women with ideas rather than promoting products and considering gender-specific goals are among the key requirements to effective service.
TIAA Analysis Measures Persistent Gender Gap In Savings
“Women face hurdles during their savings years and then face a second, equally difficult, set of challenges throughout retirement,” a new TIAA report warns.
DC Participants Mostly Stayed True to Contributing, Investing in 2016
Account balance reallocation activity was little changed and contribution reallocation activity was slightly lower compared with the same time frame a year earlier, ICI found.
Americans Worry That Post-Election, Volatility Will Rise
One-third saving for retirement expect the election results will negatively impact their nest eggs.
Fiduciary Rule Could Curtail Providers’ Communications With Participants
Broadridge looks at the new fiduciary rule’s “far-reaching implications for the retirement plan participant experience” and how to avoid pitfalls.
Long-Term Care Insurance Solutions Lack Traction
A new analysis from Lincoln Financial Group and Zeldis Research suggests few are aware of the wide range of solutions available to help address the potential financial impact...
IRS Eases Hardship Withdrawals for Hurricane Victims
Retirement plans can provide this relief to employees and certain members in disaster area localities affected by Hurricane Matthew and designated for individual assistance by the FEMA.
Millennials Increasingly Saving for Retirement in Mutual Funds
Among mutual fund–owning households, more households headed by Millennials than Baby Boomer households held their funds only through employer-sponsored retirement plans, the Investment Company Institute found.
Student Loan Debt Affecting Retirement Readiness
An Aon Hewitt survey finds that not only is student loan debt affecting workers’ retirement savings but it’s also becoming an emotional burden.