Retirement Issues and Trends

Sixty-one percent of investors say their expectations for retirement have changed significantly in the last five years, and nearly half say their dreams for retirement have been delayed, … more Economic Uncertainty Has Changed Retirement Expectations

Two in three (63%) Americans worry more about running out of money than death, up from 57% in 2022. Concerns about inflation, Social Security, and taxes contribute to … more Americans More Worried About Running Out of Money Than Death

Larry Fink, whose company manages $10 trillion in assets (half of which are for retirement), challenged government and business leaders to come together to fix a looming retirement … more Blackrock CEO Highlights Global Retirement Crisis

Sixty percent (1,876) of U.S. counties gained population from 2022 to 2023, an increase from the 52% of counties (1,649) that experienced population growth between 2021 and 2022, … more More Counties Saw Population Gains in 2023

A new study published by the Collaborative for Equitable Retirement Savings finds that Black and Hispanic workers withdraw a larger portion of their account balances before retirement. The … more Preretirement Withdraws Might Explain Retirement Savings Gap

The European Pensions and Property Asset Release Group (EPPARG) and EY published the Global Equity Release Roundtable 2023 survey report, which highlights that the global equity release market … more Report Analyses Global Market Potential for Equity Release Products

More than half (54%) of Americans say it’s their goal to live to 100, according to a new study from Corebridge Financial and The Longevity Project. What they’re … more Are You Planning to Live to 100?

Only 19% of women workers are “very” confident that they will be able to retire with a comfortable lifestyle, according to 23 Facts About Women’s Retirement Outlook, a … more 23 Facts That Illustrate Women’s Risky Retirement Outlook

One way to fix America’s retirement system is to provide better access to housing equity in retirement, according to a recent paper published by economists Ben Harris and … more Improving Access to Home Equity Can Help Fix America’s Retirement System

From 2019 to 2022, the National Retirement Risk Index dropped from 47 percent to 39 percent — the lowest level since the NRRI was created in 2004. Why … more National Risk Retirement Index Reaches New Low