Retirement Research

Working longer is a key component to a more secure retirement, but are employers willing to hire and retain older workers?   To learn more, the Center for … more Employer Perceptions of Older Workers: 2019 Survey Results

A new study from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that 51 percent of people who retired between 1992 and 2014 had income, savings, and/or non-housing assets to … more CFPB Highlights Spending Challenges in Early Retirement

An analysis of Social Security “cost of living adjustments” (COLAs) compared to the actual costs of goods and services purchased by older Americans found that Social Security benefits … more Social Security Benefits Lose 30 Percent of Buying Power Since 2000

Retirement experts from around the globe convened on May 7 for an invitation-only, online symposium that addressed options for managing longevity risk. There was general agreement that America … more Living to 100: How Will We Afford Our Longer Lives?

Twenty-three percent of workers who are employed or recently unemployed say their confidence in their ability to retire comfortably has declined in light of the coronavirus pandemic, according … more Transamerica Research Addresses Retirement Security Amid COVID-19

In addition to providing relief to taxpayers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) that President Trump signed into law … more CARES Act Impacts on Retirement Plans

By Jennifer Molinsky, Senior Research Associate, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Boston College Over the next 20 years, the number of people in their 80s and 90s living … more The Number of People Living Alone In Their 80s and 90s Is Set to Soar

February 27, 2020 By Kim Blanton Most baby boomers find the first weeks of retirement liberating. But it takes some work to ensure the feeling lasts. “Almost everyone … more Retirement is Liberating – and Hard Work

One might say that Baby Boomers on the cusp of retiring come in two varieties. Some cannot wait to retire and already have a plan. For others, the … more Mapping Out a Fulfilling Retirement

Although retirement preparedness levels among working women around the world improved marginally over the past five years, a new survey from the Transamerica Center on Retirement Studies (TCRS) … more Transamerica: Retirement Preparedness For Women Improving, But Concerns Remain