In Practice

The majority are open to automatic enrollment and escalation.

Even for the rich, working with an adviser to develop a written plan boosts retirement confidence, LIMRA study finds.

Seventy percent of advisers are focusing on this age group.

Deloitte sees this model gaining significant traction in coming years.

Cerulli says the advantages of hiring internal research analysts and investment officers are clear. 

For 80% of Americans, they will rely on Social Security substantially or somewhat.

Since 2014, RIAs have added 31,157 non-clerical jobs, a 4.3% increase.

Among the challenges cited by employers were increased health care benefits costs.

The median savings rate for non-highly compensated employees increases to 5.9%.

Many workers in the U.S. lack confidence in Social Security, yet more than half have done nothing to address personal longevity risk.

More than nine out of 10 investors say advisers are helping them reach their financial goals.

However, many are not taking advantage of financial and investment tools, a Prudential study finds.

The Lincoln Financial Network WISE Group found, once people get a better sense of what it means to be an adviser and to work in financial services, often...

Large data set reveals U.S. workers are engaged in their DC plans and are taking their individual responsibility for saving seriously.

A 65-year-old couple can expect to pay $220,000 on health care in retirement, a government group says.

The onus is preventing many from saving for retirement.

Many advisers are trying to address client concerns about when rates will rise.

As one-third of parents are still shouldering student debt, they are highly motivated to help their children pay for school without relying on loans.

Americans who support an aging parent or an adult child give an average of $12,000 a year to their family members.

Twenty-six percent of 401(k) assets are now in model portfolios and TDFs.