Data and Research

Options are available, though, to mitigate the jump and provide more affordable care.

The index’s ninth edition looks at how unsustainable pension systems in some countries need to learn from leading countries or risk creating intergenerational equity issues and disappointed retirees.

The difference owes to the pay gap between men and women, the tendency of many women to take a career break to raise or care for family, and...

People are carrying an average debt load of $140,113, GoBankingRates.com found in a survey.

According to the GAO report, the three pillars of the current retirement system in the United States are anticipated to be unable to ensure adequate benefits for a...

A Callan Institute report makes suggestions for size, staffing and training for investment and administration committees.

But only 46% know that annuities offer it, Jackson National Life found in a study done for the Insured Retirement Institute.

TIAA suggests other options for helping retirement plan participants with retirement readiness.

In spite of increased optimism, a new Wells Fargo survey finds a significant portion of workers still say they do not think they will reach their savings targets;...

More than one-quarter of retirees said basic living expenses in retirement were higher than they expected, a study found.

Even when participants set a goal for one of their competing priorities, a study from Lincoln Financial still finds a connection between goal-setting and higher retirement savings rates.

Faced with increasing costs, Americans can still take steps to secure their financial futures, suggests a survey by PurePoint.

The Fed's analysis concludes that 401(k) plans “could work much better and balances would be higher if all plans were fully automatic.”

Out-of-pocket costs, notably for Medicare, are expected to rise—and take a bigger bite of retirees’ savings, says a new report by the CRR.

After being educated about the option, only 13% of employees said they would likely opt out of an auto-IRA run by their state.

“While Millennials are saving, most are not planning," observes IRI President and CEO Cathy Weatherford.

More education is needed to prepare people for paying medical expenses in retirement.

In-plan lifetime income options are offered by more than half of not-for-profit plan sponsors surveyed, but among those that don't, misconceptions exist.

Although 58% of Millennials surveyed said they are saving enough for retirement, 46% say they have significant debt, and 53% say they will “never be comfortable investing in...

Baby Boomers are adopting better financial habits, but Millennials may be overconfident in theirs, a study by Allianz finds.