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A survey also revealed that among those Americans with access to using retirement savings vehicles, only 46% say they are contributing as much as they would like.

A Hearts & Wallets report reveals that of 49.4 million working Americans with less than $50,000 in investable assets, 33 million “wish they were doing a better job saving,”and the market for income management for new retirees is a sizable one.

They say regular expenses are keeping them from doing so, Bankrate.com found in a survey.

Workers surveyed said help with student loan debt and more financial education would help them achieve their financial goals.

Only one-third are participating in their retirement plan

While 64% of couples in their 20's discuss retirement savings, this drops to only 48% for those 40 and over.

However, their fear of investing in the stock market could hurt their outcomes, a survey reveals.

Among advice attributes respondents to a T. Rowe Price survey said they would like are ease of use, inclusion of alerts about critical developments in their account and not requiring a great deal of their time.

The Bipartisan Policy Center and Ric Edelman announce the launch of “Funding Our Future: A Campaign for America’s Retirement Security.”

Over a six-year period, projected income replacement scores in plans managed by Empower increased from 68% to 77.8%

This is up from 62% in 2005, Fidelity Investments says.

The paper shows employees who adhere to treatment plans and adopt simple healthier lifestyle behaviors can save on out-of-pocket health care costs and invest that savings to have additional income in retirement.