Research

Most public pension plans are distressed or fragile, and there are better ways – risk-managed pensions, guaranteed return plans, hybrid plans or any combination – to design them for the 21st Century, says a new report.

Not only does this finding from a new survey bode well for advisors, but it bolsters the bridge between employers and advisors, making collaboration toward better retirement outcomes more organic.

The good news: Women are interested in solutions that can help them navigate inflation challenges, and the start of a new year is an opportune time for plan sponsors to ensure women participants are able to retire on time.

As employees grapple with student debt, housing costs and inflation, companies have an opportunity to get cash-creative to help employees grow their net worth while ensuring they retain their best workers.

More than half (53%) of American adults don't have an accurate view of how long adults tend to live in retirement, according to a new TIAA report.

The combination of historically high inflation and fluctuating interest rates threatens to erode the income-generating strategies for retirees that have prevailed for the last two decades, according to a new report.

It's not necessarily problematic, but there's a gap between what a typical pension plan sponsor thinks they're bearing in terms of risk, and what Vanguard's survey findings indicate.

Employers say employee participation in NQDC plans increased in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a new survey.