In Practice

A recent study by Financial Finesse found that women still fall far behind men in terms of financial knowledge and confidence, and are in danger of not meeting...

According to a recent white paper, researchers have found that electronic delivery of retirement documents benefits plan participants, and urge the Department of Labor to make it the...

A recent study found that caregiving costs American workers $3 trillion in lost wages, pension, and social securities. 

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Research Foundation and Buck Consultants recently studied workplace factors to determine which most influence employee engagement.   

Slightly more than half (53%) of employers feel responsible for providing financial vehicles, as well as education and advice, to help their employees have a secure retirement, according...

Boomers attempting to protect their children from financial stress may be putting their own retirement goals at risk. 

Multiple employer plans (MEPs) offer great potential as a retirement savings option for small-business owners, says Transamerica Retirement Services, in a recently published white paper.

Despite their wealth, 41% of high-net worth individuals wish they had more self-control over their financial behavior, according to a report in the Barclays Wealth Insights series.

If Baby Boomers and Gen Xers delay their retirement past the age of 65, many of them will still not have adequate income to cover their basic retirement...

Research from SBR Consulting finds 41% of millennials (those born between 1980 and 2000) make saving for retirement a priority.

Living longer than expected is one of the most serious issues facing U.S. workers today, according to the Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC).

Withdrawals and other leakage issues should be less of a concern to retirement plan sponsors than other factors, according to a research analyst at Vanguard. 

Wells Fargo found significant differences between how today’s retired Americans are funding their retirements and how those yet to retire expect to do so.

Many U.S. communities have been unable to make significant progress in preparing to meet the needs of their aging populations, which some say is a result of the...

An HSBC survey of 17,000 respondents worldwide found, on average, those who have financial plans based on financial advice have amassed over three-and-a-half times (357%) the retirement assets...

Lincoln Financial says to reach a secure retirement, one should aim to save ten times his or her annual income. 

The majority of individual investors (58%) say they’ve lost faith in the stock market and nearly half are not likely to ever put more money into the market,...

Institutional investors are taking more time to change investment managers or asset allocations than they did before the 2008 financial crisis, according to Mellon Transition Management (MTM).

Older investors are unhappy with the traditional advice and guidance model, in which one pays for advice on investment selection, but receives planning advice as a "free" bonus.

The vast majority of investment committee members surveyed said they prefer a democratic approach.