Tag: Retirement Income

 As new retirement income solutions continue to come to market, an industry organization has been working on how to track and report on those accounts.

According to the 2010 EBRI Retirement Readiness Rating (RRI), more than one-in-four Americans in the lowest income quartile could run out of funds after just ten years. 

Some 64% of Americans in the two lowest pre-retirement income levels will be running short of money after 10 years in retirement, a new study found. 

A study of 84 large employers from Hewitt Associates finds that employees who contribute to their savings plans over a full career are on track to have retirement...

Recent research reveals that while life satisfaction usually rises with income, day-to-day happiness comes from other things.

More than half of 401(k) retirement savings plan participants report that their plan has become more important to them since the financial crisis of 2008. 

A new survey indicates three-out-of-four (77%) U.S. adults support the concept of modifying the 401(k) retirement plan system to specify that employer contributions be used to provide a...

A new study suggests that many providers are effectively ignoring their own counsel about targeting products, messaging, and communication approaches to distinct demographic segments. 

Nearly two-thirds of Baby Boomers fear outliving their money in retirement more than death, according to a new survey.

U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, (D-Wisconsin) Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing Wednesday about lifetime income options in retirement plans.

Gender, marital status, age, education, and other demographic variables have a significant impact on the likelihood of a worker receiving a retirement annuity and/or employment-based pension income in...

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. has created a specialized sales team to provide retirement income solutions for fee-based advisers.

SunTrust Banks has added a guaranteed lifetime income investment option, ClearCourse, to its institutional 401(k) investment platform.

As a parent, you spend a lot of time telling your kids what to do, and perhaps more time than you think you should convincing them that it...

The newly released "MetLife Retirement Readiness Index: Are Americans Prepared for the Transition?" indicates that pre-retirees haven’t taken necessary steps to prepare for retirement.

An appreciation for the influences of behavioral finance has had a critical impact on retirement plan designs – so what about applying those principles to...

A Washington, D.C., senior-citizen advocacy group today said it applauds a new piece of legislation that would create an inflation measurement based on expenses typically borne by seniors.

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has signed a bill that eliminates taxes on retirement income for senior citizens.

While logic would tell you that staying healthy holds down health care costs in retirement, new research suggests that healthy retirees actually face higher total health care costs...

Following the deadline for responses to the Department of Labor and Treasury Department’s request for information about lifetime income options in retirement plans, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...