Inflation, US Workers’ Recession Fears Force Delayed Retirement
A Franklin Templeton Investments study found that although the U.S. economy has not contracted yet, workers feel elevated financial stress...
Tag: Market Volatility
Few Participants Changed The Asset Allocation of Their Contributions Through Q3 2022
Defined contribution plan participants make fewer changes than they did following the Global Financial Crisis, ICI data finds.
Investors’ Inflation Concerns Spike, Driving Down Retirement Confidence
Nationwide Retirement Institute data shows an increase in concerns about inflation for investors in the next 12 months.
Inflation and Rates Likely to Spur Pension Risk Transfers
Majority of plan sponsors say economic concerns are influencing their de-risking decisions.
Knot of Financial Challenges Derails Saving for Retirement
Goldman Sachs Asset Management finds a ‘financial vortex’ of challenges in competing financial priorities is preventing participants from saving sufficiently...
Millennials Would Liquidate Retirement Assets in Market Slump
Millennials would cash out their retirement plan assets in a market downturn, research shows.
Financial Stress Increases the Need for Participant Communications
Knowledge of the challenges participants are facing creates opportunities for advisers to connect.
Market Cynicism Has Increased Retirement Anxiety
Allianz Life data show that the negative economic outlook is spilling into retirement worries for participants.
Workers Weather Market Uncertainty to Save for Retirement
In 2022’s second quarter, average retirement plan balances dropped less than the S&P, which was down 16.1% for the period.
Workers Worry About Retirement Income as Prices Spike
Millennials lead Generation X and Baby Boomers in believing that they won’t receive any benefits from Social Security upon retirement.
Inflation Slowing Workers’ Retirement Saving
Inflation is the top challenge to saving for retirement, according to a new survey from Schwab Retirement Plan Services.
Context Is Key To Weathering Volatile Markets
Investors are witnessing and adjusting to the end of a very long 'easy money' era.
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How to Communicate With Your Plan Participants Right Now
Economic turmoil is an opportunity to connect plan participants to education about markets.
Target-Date Funds Helped Savers Weather Q1 Volatility
Retirement plan participants are staying on track, not changing allocations, in the face of market volatility.
Investors’ Concern About Market Volatility Is Increasing
Following the long stretch of market gains despite the pandemic, investors are worried about retirement risks and more of them...
DC Plan Sponsors Should Get Comfortable With Market Volatility
There will always be unpredictable times, and just as participants are told to take a long-term view, so should plan...
Retirement Plan Investors May Be Looking for Investment Standouts
While asset managers are optimistic that market conditions will stabilize and improve, they still point to strategies investors can consider...
Vanguard Data Supports Adage of Taking Long-Term View With Investing
During the first quarter of 2020, most Vanguard investors saw declines in wealth, but over three years, 89% of DC...
Investors Rush to Stable Value, Money Market Funds in March
Stable value funds took in 64% of the inflows and money market funds, 24%, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k)...
Volatility Prompts 401(k) Investors to Increase Trading
Investors continue to favor fixed income, the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index finds.