Tag: Retirement Income

Until DC plans embrace annuities, participants need more education and a healthier lifestyle.

In the U.S., private sector workers who are pre-retirees are slightly more likely to be highly satisfied with their current...

Choice and annuities are critical components of retirement plans for higher education employees, argues Larry Edward Penley, Ph.D., president of...

TIAA adds guaranteed income components to TDFs; Virtus launches Municipal Bond ETF; Alger revamps ESG fund; and more.

According to a new whitepaper by MetLife, utilizing fixed income annuities can fix confusion over retirement planning. 

The top concern plan sponsors expressed about adding a retirement income guaranteed product to the plan was fiduciary exposure, a...

According to the 2016 PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution (DC) survey, 27.2% of 403(b) plans offer in-plan income products that guarantee monthly...

The tool now measures retirement readiness by income goals.

An increased focus on education and wellness and plan designs focusing on retirement income are among trends Fidelity sees as...

The cost of purchasing retirement income products is much lower than a few months ago, BlackRock data shows.

In response to a question about TIAA’s Income for Life Custom Portfolios, the Department of Labor noted that in the...

One proposed avenue of tax reform would treat the Social Security and Railroad Retirement programs in the same way that...

A GAO study found many older Americans are having Social Security payments reduced in order to pay off student loans.

A report from the Urban Institute shows Hispanics face steeper retirement income challenges than other ethnic groups.

Still many express common fears about retirement.

The current structure of the rollover process does little to minimize or mitigate several key concerns.

Morningstar argues the increased savings benefits measured among managed account users are likely to outweigh the costs of such products...

An analysis of defined contribution participant distribution behavior supports the use of “through” target-date funds and the allowance of partial...

Adding a range of high-income generating assets to a traditional retirement-stage TDF portfolio could boost income returns by nearly 40%,...

Researchers call it troubling that only about half of Millennials are taking advantage of the power of compound interest in...