Tag: Retirement Income

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has introduced The Hartford’s Personal Retirement Manager, a new tax-deferred retirement savings vehicle. 

 The latest Sun Life Financial Unretirement Index shows there is a growing concern among American workers that they have not done enough to prepare for retirement.

A Vanguard Group study finds only 13% of respondents strongly agree with the view that their retirement had been permanently impaired by the past year's market decline.

Most young adults think they'll need to be millionaires before they retire, according to a new poll by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation's financial literacy Web site, Themint.org.

Despite the uncertain market conditions and negative headlines during the past year, most Americans who participate in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans value these plans greatly and have continued...

This year, fewer Americans ranked getting trusted financial advice of prime importance, according to a survey by Prudential Financial.

UBS Wealth Management Research – Americas has released a study suggesting retirement investors should segment their financial planning to match specific financial goals with the appropriate risk level.

The Social Security Administration announced there will be no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2010 for monthly social security and supplemental security income (SSI) benefits.

Target-date funds have drawn a lot of scrutiny of late, but a new survey suggests that participants still have confidence in the approach. 

ING’s U.S. Retirement Services operation has introduced a new Web tool for customers to help them determine if they are on track to achieve their financial objectives in...

Individual investors buy guaranteed income products for retirement, why not retirement plan participants?

Most Americans plan to work as long as they can, and are investing their retirement money without the help of a financial adviser, a Bankrate survey found.

An Aon Consulting survey indicates employers are taking a wait-and-see approach before changing their retirement programs.

The Mutual Fund Store, a network of registered investment advisers, has unveiled its Retirement Paycheck product intended to help retirees in their distributive phase.

Putnam Investments has developed what the firm calls the first suite of target-date funds that integrate target absolute return strategies with traditional mutual funds.

When it comes to employee benefit plans, there’s a new sheriff in town. 

Since the economic downturn began, more retirees are seeking professional financial help to assist in managing their money, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

Some 56% of respondents in a recent survey said their retirement savings losses were among the most significant impacts on their lives from the economic downturn.

Forty-one percent of independent investment advisers reported that retired clients are reducing the amount of their retirement distributions, according to a study by Charles Schwab.