Retirement Trends

President Biden's signature SAVE student loan program is now on hold, as GOP states are asking the Supreme Court to completely block the program.

Even while the Supreme Court is deciding the fate of President Joe Biden's blockbuster SAVE student loan program, he announced today another $1.2 billion in student loan forgiveness, bringing the administration's total to nearly $169 billion.

Nearly two in five (37%) of Americans can't afford an unexpected expense over $400, and almost a quarter (21%) have no emergency savings at all, according to a new Empower survey.

Financial wellness programs are a vital part of the overall retirement discussion because financial stress has long-term implications for employees and employers, according to a panel of retirement industry experts.

Eight different surveys – conducted by AARP, Goldman Sachs and the Employee Benefits Retirement Institute, and others – show that retirement anxiety ranges from a high of 71% to a low of 32%.

The American Council on Life Insurers and eight other insurer groups are still seeking an injunction against the Department of Labor's controversial new Retirement Security rule, set to go into effect September 23.