Tag: Retirement Income

The Aspen Institute presented a briefing to Congress last week on retirement and financial security.

A new service from Savant Capital Management, eSavant Advisor, offers investment and planning advice to online investors. 

Seven out of ten pre-retirees surveyed say they would ideally like to include some work in their retirement years.

Just over half (56%) of Americans say they are financially prepared to live to the age of 75, according to findings from Northwestern Mutual. 

Starter(k), a payroll deduction individual retirement account (IRA) for small businesses, has been released.

If there’s a magic number that helps people feel optimistic about a successful retirement, it’s half a million, according to Maritz Research.

TIAA-CREF’s white paper, “Prepared for Life: Managing Your Plan to Drive Retirement Readiness,” examines best practices to improve retirement plan outcomes.

New York Life lowered the initial premium payment for its Guaranteed Future Income Annuity (GFIA), from $10,000, to $5,000.

Baby Boomers close to retirement prefer protection of their retirement savings over a risky return, a survey by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America found.

Four in ten (44%) Americans polled admit their retirement savings may not last until the end of their life.

New research from Morningstar shows that delaying Social Security benefits can be valuable for retirees.

Twenty-two percent of workers in the 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) say the age at which they expect to retire has increased in the past year.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has answered questions posed in a recent Senate committee hearing about retirement savings.

 Less than half (46%) of those in households making $50,000 per year or less have a retirement plan in place.  

Today’s low interest rate environment can take a bite out of what would normally be a sustainable withdrawal rate in retirement, Morningstar said.

Investible retirement assets of U.S. households aged 55+ will nearly double, to $22 trillion by 2020, LIMRA research predicted.

Workers today are less likely than their parents or grandparents to keep up the standard of living from their working years in retirement, research found.

Benefits, risks and regulation that varies from state to state can make choosing annuities with guaranteed lifetime withdrawals tricky for older Americans.