Job Opportunities Are Available to Older Workers—But at Lower Pay
These opportunities also do not tend to offer benefits.
Tag: Retirement Readiness
Workers Continue to Take Withdrawals From Retirement Accounts
An American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) report found 23% of employees are also increasingly unconfident in the economy.
Educators Trying to Balance Safety With Finances
Three-fourths of K-12 educators consider their job risky in terms of exposure to COVID-19, but they are also concerned about...
Those Who Have Both a 401(k) and IRA Have Higher Savings
EBRI found individuals able to consistently contribute to both could end up with around 2.5 times more savings for retirement.
GAO Explores Reasons for Women’s Retirement Insecurity
The report was requested by U.S. Senators to inform public policy to improve women's retirement security.
Workers Forced to Retire Early Can Still Achieve Financial Wellness
With the help of money management strategies, workers can still have a financially sound retirement.
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Ascensus Creates Mobile Retirement Savings App
The READYSAVE app will leverage behavioral prompts to drive better outcomes.
Reaching K-12 403(b) Plan Participants During the Pandemic
School districts will find that advisers who normally camp out in the cafeteria or teachers’ lounge are striving to continue...
Edward Jones and Age Wave Introduce the New Four Pillars of Retirement
The ideas explain what retirees are focusing on after the workforce and as they enter the next chapter.
No ‘Earth-Shattering’ Retirement Proposals in Biden Platform
Building on Social Security and Medicare are key components of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s promised agenda—though if Congress swings...
Improving Participant Outcomes With Custom TDFs
Off-the-shelf TDFs may not meet the needs of participant demographics, so plan sponsors can build custom TDFs to provide greater...
Another Risk for Retirement Savings: Divorce
Divorced women are especially vulnerable, but targeted messages not just focused on retirement can help.
Clearing Up Confusion About Retirement Timing
The pandemic may put a wrench in some participants’ plans to retire, but others may be more prepared than they...
COVID-19 Widens the Financial Security Gap for Black Workers
Statistics about disparities may reveal what is happening among plan sponsors’ own workforces.
Generations Experience the Effects of COVID-19 Differently
Understanding each generation’s attitudes and concerns is key to knowing the right retirement savings education and tools to offer.
Mapping Spending, Salary and Savings Yields Surprising Results
Data ties spending habits, more so than income, with propensity to save.
COVID-19 Has Made the Retirement System Weaker
A working paper discusses how the pandemic has affected retirement plans and what needs to be done for the retirement...
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John Hancock Introduces Retirement Planner Tool
The digital tool helps participants project their own retirement readiness and model the impact of taking different steps to improve...
Finances Weigh on the Minds of the Majority of Americans
More than one-quarter are extremely or very concerned, according to Fidelity.
EBRI Calls COVID-19’s Impact on Retirement Security ‘Manageable’
Certain actions by DC plan sponsors and participants can keep it that way, a conversation among professionals suggests.