Data and Research

Expenses are cited as the main reason why they are failing to save anything, Bankrate.com found in a survey

Seventy-eight percent of missing participant account holders are employed—meaning they could have a new retirement plan to which they could roll over their stranded balances, according to a...

Seventy percent of female financial advisers say women are underserved

A new survey shows many Americans are flatly unaware that they can use their health savings account assets accumulated in their working years to pay for health care and...

A study also learned that while 53% of respondents said they planned to become caregivers, many are unprepared for the financial implications of taking on such a role.

Employer contributions and loans are also prevalent, a Brightscope/ICI report says.

An in-depth review of the results of the latest BlackRock Defined Contribution Pulse Survey show the largest plan sponsors continue to push for the most progressive best practices...

The agency also offered suggestions for rollovers by participants in foreign retirement plans.

According to the firms, the “one wallet” approach provides employees with a holistic view of their overall wealth and health when electing their workplace benefits.

More plan sponsors this year than last have voiced a concern that their workers may have to delay retirement; this is the case despite the fact that plan...

Since the last study of this kind by CEM Benchmarking, average DB fund costs have increased from 0.40% to 0.60%, whereas DC plan costs have remained constant at...

Many people share every detail of their lives on Facebook.

This increases to 8.9% for men and decreases to 6.4% for women.

Defaults have a powerful effect on retirement savings behavior, according to the TIAA Institute.

A mere 16% currently offer a pension plan to new hires.

Among those who said they would like to save more, 56% said retirement was a top reason; however, LIMRA found that debt is a major obstacle preventing many...

Their primary concerns are the continuation of Social Security and rising health care costs.

A report from the National Institute on Retirement Security shows that 66.2% of working Millennials have nothing saved for retirement.

Fifty-one percent are not actively contributing to a 401(k) plan, Edward Jones found in a survey.

However, this is not always the case for lower-income workers, MassMutual found in a survey.