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Low earnings was identified as the number-one biggest roadblock (41%) for retirement, while the majority of Americans (53%) feel they're lagging behind their peers in savings, according to a new survey.

Hospitals are not required to share how they use revenue from the federal program and researchers have uncovered funds that were used for purposes "seeming unrelated" to patient care, in a JAMA review.

The ERISA Industry Committee, which represents the largest employers in the U.S., is calling on Congress to re-examine the premiums paid by companies that sponsor DB plans after recent federal pension bailouts.

Health savings accounts hold an important spot as a benefits program to help employees prepare for health care needs in retirement but women's investment balance lags behind men's by 15%, says a new BofA report.

Workers are asking for help with calculating how much they need to save for retirement, how to invest in their 401(k)s, and how to create an income stream in retirement, says a new Schwab survey.

The uncertainties over the past few years have clearly affected workplace savers, who are now less sure about when retirement will come, what it will look like and how they should prepare for it, according to a new survey.

Nearly 6 in 10 Gen Z women believe they'll be financially prepared for retirement – a significant higher proportion than women in other generations, according to a recent Northwestern Mutual study.

Likely as a result, 401(k) contributors, whose biggest short-term priority is paying off debt, are often juggling saving for now vs. savings for the future – and nearly half are behind or don't have a retirement goal, says a new TIAA survey.