Retirement Research

A new Issue in Brief published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College this week examined whether households identified in the National Retirement Risk Index as … more Boston College: 20 Percent of Americans Perceive Incorrectly That They Are Prepared for Retirement

Improving reverse mortgage financial literacy, reducing borrowing costs and expanding product options are among a list of recommendations put forth by the Urban Institute to help ease barriers … more Building Acceptance of Reverse Mortgages

U.S. households between the ages of 65 to 74 spend $15,079 a year (or 45 percent of their total median income) on home and related expenses, such as … more Geography Can Determine Retirement Costs

Seven states – California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Oregon and Washington – are in various stages of implementing state-sponsored retirement savings plans, according to an Associated Press … more States Move to Help Workers Save for Retirement

The Pew Charitable Trusts recently surveyed more than 1,600 small and medium-sized business owners and managers and found that employers most often cited expense, limited administrative resources and … more Why Don’t (More) Small Businesses Offer Retirement Plans?

A research paper that came out in October 2016, and was presented last week at the Society of Actuaries Living to 100 Symposium, recommended reverse mortgages as part … more Challenges and Strategies for Financing an Increasingly Long Life

By 2035, more than one in five people in the U.S. will be aged 65 and older and one in three households will be headed by someone in … more Harvard Projects Surge In Elder Households By 2035, Says Reverse Mortgages Can Help

Starting next year, Social Security beneficiaries will see a $5 increase in their monthly checks, the maximum salary taxed by Social Security will increase to $127,200 and persons … more Social Security Changes Coming

Because they live longer, and they claim Social Security benefits early, a new survey conducted by Nationwide Retirement Institute® suggests that women could spend 70% of their retirement … more Survey: Women Could Spend 70% of Social Security on Healthcare