Tag: Social Security

Low-income workers do not need to save much because Social Security may be adequate, a study suggests.

Only 6.8% receive income through Social Security, a defined benefit (DB) plan and a defined contribution (DC) plan, the NIRS...

While awaiting action from the government to shore up Social Security, plan sponsors can do their part by educating employees.

Employees not only need basic education, but they need to know how to include Social Security in their retirement income...

Retirement industry sources, during a webcast, discussed ways to strengthen national retirement policy.

There are some who think Social Security will no longer be an option when they retire, some who think it...

The reintroduced bill would create the Federal Retirement Commission, which would conduct a comprehensive review of private benefit programs in...

Seventy percent of employees surveyed by the Nationwide Retirement Institute think they are eligible for full Social Security benefits before...

Because people are living longer, healthier lives, the Wells Fargo Investment Institute has suggested different ways that Millennials, Generation X...

A professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management discussed biases that must be considered when helping people make retirement...

The OASI Trust Fund is projected to become depleted in 2034, the same as last year’s estimate, according to this...

The majority think they are on track for a secure retirement, but many worry about high health care costs.

One key misconception to break is that Social Security is meant to be an adequate source of income on its...

Instead, pre-retirees are looking to add savings from 401(k) funds, IRAs, and even annuities. 

This year’s Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index suggests reducing pre-retirement leakage; requiring that part of the retirement benefit must be...

Analyses from the AARP Public Policy Institute demonstrate the importance of Social Security to women and minorities, and of ensuring...

They are rising 2.8%, in keeping with a rise in the DOL’s Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and...

They are on track to replace 75% of their income, compared to 64% for Americans overall.

Yet, a significant number are not saving for retirement at all.