Charles Schwab Corporation

• Investors more concerned about risk than growing assets

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 18, 2012

  More than one-third of Americans are more concerned with protecting against risk in their retirement accounts than managing their assets.

• Employers, employees have different opinions about retirement

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 7, 2012

  Most workers know little about their 401(k) plan’s offerings and most are financially unprepared for retirement, according to Schwab Retirement Plan Services.

• 53 percent of active traders bullish on current market

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 23, 2012

  Active traders are planning to invest most of their tax refunds in the stock market, according to new data by Charles Schwab.

• More investors seeking advice

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  February 7, 2012

  In its latest client survey, Charles Schwab found that just 26 percent of those interviewed feel they are better off financially now than a year ago, down from 44 percent who said they felt better off in the fourth quarter of 2010.

• Short of time and still no retirement plan

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  November 22, 2011

  One-third of Americans who are five years away from retirement haven’t even calculated how much income they will need in retirement, according to a new survey by Charles Schwab. Nearly half of those surveyed had no idea how to invest their money to maximize retirement income.