Retirement Trends

Employers across the country must focus on the needs of single women to face America's retirement crisis head-on.

In the past two years - perhaps due to the Great Resignation - there's been a 20% increase in left-behind assets in retirement plans when employees switch jobs, according to a new report.

A new "study of studies" compiled five years worth of data to determine which states have improved the most as the best places to live out your sunset years.

Most employees expect to work longer, indicating they plan to retire at age 65 (up from 64 in 2022), and need to save more than they did a year ago, according to Northwestern Mutual.

While most states are beginning to offer hybrid DB/DC plans, Alaska has chosen to move future hires into defined benefit retirement plans.

While health care costs are unchanged year over year, employers need to help pre-retirees save for health care expenses by considering options like a tax-advantaged health savings account, recommends Fidelity.