Tag: Retirement Income

Ownership of retirement accounts fell in 2013, but median and mean values of retirement accounts rose substantially, according to a Federal Reserve Bulletin.

An individual departing the workforce today will see out-of-pocket health care costs grow 7% annually throughout retirement, an analysis from J.P. Morgan Asset Management suggests.

The LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute (SRI) estimates that 1.5 million people will retire annually from now until 2025, creating significant demand for advice on spending and investing in...

Generation X workers face some formidable obstacles to achieving retirement readiness, according to Transamerica, but there is hope for the generation if aggressive action is taken.

Retirement plan participants who receive regular advice from a financial professional are more aggressive and engaged when it comes to pursuing individualized savings targets, a new study shows.

Actuaries with the Social Security Administration (SSA) have determined a comparison of benefits relative to wage-indexed career-average earnings is the best approach for calculating income replacement rates.

Many small business owners in the U.S. have trouble focusing on their own retirement preparedness, despite generally high levels of personal wealth and financial savviness.

The Social Security Administration has declared this week “National my Social Security Week.”

Thirty-six percent of Americans polled have not saved any money for retirement, according to a new Bankrate.com report.

The lack of key considerations, such as the effect of future contributions to retirement plans, leads some research to paint an inaccurate picture of Gen X’s retirement readiness.

Current conditions in the retirement benefits arena make in-plan lifetime income solutions a difficult proposition for many plan fiduciaries, despite growing demand for the products.

Providing financial support for family members is throwing a wrench in some Americans' plans for retirement.

Four new tablet-friendly retirement readiness modeling tools from Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) help users set and track retirement savings goals based on projected income needs.

“In contrast to the accumulation stage, retirement income is very personal,” Amy Cribbs, head of Participant Experience at Vanguard in Malvern, Pennsylvania, tells PLANADVISER.

A recent Federal Reserve report suggests many U.S. households are faring well on short-term finances, but sizable fractions of the population are failing to prepare adequately for retirement.

Current workers and retirees would trade control of managing their retirement assets for investment growth, flexibility and guaranteed lifetime income in an income solution, a survey finds.

Employers can quickly boost outcomes in their defined contribution (DC) retirement plans by improving participants’ Social Security withdrawal behaviors, a new analysis suggests.

Unprepared Baby Boomers face a bleak decision as they enter their mid-60s—work beyond the traditional retirement age or risk running out of money down the line.

Having an actual plan makes a big difference to achieving retirement goals, and having an actual adviser makes a big difference in having that plan, research says. 

In an effort to combat participant inertia, more plan sponsors are considering the process of re-enrollment, says a recent brief from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.