Tag: Retirement Income

Despite a proliferation of retirement income products and financial services firms’ best efforts to capture the retirement income market, no single leader has emerged in this space, according...

Americans' reluctance to use home equity to fund retirement could result in more not being able to maintain their standard of living in retirement, according to a new...

As Americans regain confidence in their ability to retire, more workers and retirees turn to advisers for help, according to the 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey, released today by...

More than seven-in-10 (72%) workers over the age of 60 who said they are putting off their retirement are doing so because they can’t afford to retire financially,...

Health-care costs for retiring Americans, including nursing home care, average $260,000 and can exceed $500,000, according to research conducted by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston...

While $1 million is frequently referenced by Americans as a standard level of retirement savings for average families, a new survey finds most registered investment advisers (RIAs) do...

Mercer's outsourcing business saw a 40% increase in participant requests for calculations of their estimated defined benefit (DB) account values in 2009 versus 2008.

Albany, New York-based Newkirk, a retirement plan communications provider, has unveiled a suite of retirement readiness communications and reports.

Two weeks ago, the Department of Labor and the U.S. Treasury turned to the retirement plan community for some input. 

A recent study found that retired households receiving financial advice had more assets after a 10-year period than households that did not.

Great-West Retirement Services has introduced a new set of guaranteed income investment options.

Transamerica Life Insurance Company has introduced an enhanced withdrawal schedule for its Retirement Income Choice 1.2 and Retirement Income Choice 1.4 riders.

Most Americans (58%) said they have a gap in their retirement savings, according to a recent survey.

Putnam Investments has introduced a new online tool and Web site to help retirement plan participants determine how much monthly retirement income their savings will allow for.