Tag: Retirement Income

The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index has started 2014 on a high note, climbing 1.2 points since December 2013.

There is a strong connection between subjective life expectancy and retirement expectations, according to a new research paper.

The National Tax-deferred Savings Association (NTSA) maintains the same core mission as its predecessor.

Consulting firm Mercer has released explanatory material about Social Security and Medicare that may prove useful to plan sponsors and advisers.

Three-fourths (76%) of companies surveyed are somewhat or very likely to expand their focus on the financial well-being of their employees in 2014.

Military families with a financial adviser are more likely to feel confident about retirement than those not receiving advice, new research shows.

Interest in equities continued to grow through the end of 2013, especially with regard to retirement-based investments, year-end analysis shows.

Those in their early 20s carry just half the debt of those in their upper 20s, new analysis shows, but savings rates for both groups are decreasing.

Despite employees saying they will work into their retirement years, employers still have concerns about being shorthanded.

Research from the polling firm Gallup indicates that those who prefer to save money most may also have the most trouble doing so.

Investors at different income levels define wealth management services differently, research shows, increasing the risk of misunderstanding and client loss for advisers in the channel.

Defined benefit (DB) plans have enjoyed a funded status boost of late, but what does this mean for their future?

Bill Chetney has been named president of LPL Retirement Partners, a subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc., effective January 1, 2014.

It is possible to estimate the amounts necessary to make the value of defined benefit (DB) plans equal to income paid by defined contribution (DC) arrangements.

When compared with their spouses, married men are 58% more likely to be a couple’s primary contact with a financial adviser.

When it comes to determining a sustainable drawdown rate, everyone is searching for the right answer, says Gregg Fisher of Gerstein Fisher, an investment management firm.

Analysis from the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) shows strong equity returns and modest housing price increases since 2010 have done little to improve most Americans’ retirement outlook.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) updated the expected retirement age table used to compute benefit values for distressed pension plans facing involuntary termination.

Research from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) shows a strong majority of Americans owning individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have developed a sophisticated retirement income strategy.

Merging the goals of personal and professional finances can improve a business owner’s chances of preparing adequately for retirement, a new report shows.