Tag: Market Volatility

Millennials would cash out their retirement plan assets in a market downturn, research shows.

Knowledge of the challenges participants are facing creates opportunities for advisers to connect.

Allianz Life data show that the negative economic outlook is spilling into retirement worries for participants. 

In 2022’s second quarter, average retirement plan balances dropped less than the S&P, which was down 16.1% for the period.

Millennials lead Generation X and Baby Boomers in believing that they won’t receive any benefits from Social Security upon retirement. 

Inflation is the top challenge to saving for retirement, according to a new survey from Schwab Retirement Plan Services.

Investors are witnessing and adjusting to the end of a very long 'easy money' era.

Economic turmoil is an opportunity to connect plan participants to education about markets.

Retirement plan participants are staying on track, not changing allocations, in the face of market volatility.

Following the long stretch of market gains despite the pandemic, investors are worried about retirement risks and more of them...

During the first quarter of 2020, most Vanguard investors saw declines in wealth, but over three years, 89% of DC...

Stable value funds took in 64% of the inflows and money market funds, 24%, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k)...

Investors continue to favor fixed income, the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index finds.

One expert suggests the current yield curve inversion—often called a harbinger of recession—is due more to declining inflation expectations and...

Making sure plan participants understand the positive aspects of volatility can help them avoid poor trading decisions during periods of...

Participation rates were nearly 96% higher for plans—a difference of 40 percentage points—with auto enrollment; the usage of auto escalation...