Six in 10 Baby Boomers believe their personal financial situation will be the same or worse five years from now, according to a new survey by the Insured Retirement Institute, and the majority, 60 percent, believe their financial security in retirement will be the same or worse than that of...

Despite market volatility during the past four years, people in their 20s are actually investing more in equities in their 401(k) plans than previous generations did at the same age, according to research by Vanguard Center for Retirement Research.

Retirement saving is not a high priority in 2012, with many competing financial pressures taking precedence, according to PwCs Financial Wellness Survey.

Although equity markets came back in the first quarter of 2012, the financial status of pension plans has only improved slightly, according to Aon Hewett.

Consulting firms reported an increase in their defined contribution client base from 2011 to 2012, according to PIMCOs 2012 Defined Contribution Consulting Support and Trends Survey.

The financial crisis of 2008 had an unintended consequence which was that employers stopped putting matching contributions in their employees 401(k) accounts.

Americans would rather change what they eat than give up their cell phones, downloads or digital TV services, according to a new survey conducted for the American Institute of CPAs by Harris Interactive. The good news is that only a small percentage of those surveyed said they would cut contributions...

In honor of National Financial Literacy Month, TIAA-CREF has identified steps Generation Y can take to become financially independent.