Retirement Trends

Most (54 percent) say they either wont retire at all or will have to continue to work after they turn 65.

With retirement plan savings coming up short for many Americans, helping clients understand when might be best to begin to draw Social Security benefits has become a hot-button practice area.

MassMutual says the average retirement savings balance for women was up 17 percent from a year ago, and 71 percent from 2009.

Student loan debt, at the crushing total of $1.11 trillion, is taking a heavy toll on what once might have been an unlikely group: parents.

A little caution in reducing bond durations now may pay off in the years ahead in terms of better portfolio returns, as well as clients confidence in being prepared for a new era of rising rates.

Which states have a majority of participants enrolled in low-performing plans?