Retirement Issues and Trends

While women control one third of U.S. household financial assets ($10.9 trillion) and comprise 47 percent of the workforce, many of them struggle to save adequately for retirement … more Goldman Sachs: Competing Priorities Hinder Retirement Saving For Women

The Administration for Community Living published its Annual Summary of Statistics On Older Adults that illustrates the shifting demographics of Americans age 65 and older. It includes statistics on … more Government Releases Annual Profile of Older Americans

A new report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS) finds that more than four in 10 working women (41 percent) expect to retire at age 70 … more Transamerica: Societal Headwinds Are Undermining Women’s Retirement Security

  The Squared Away Blog, published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, profiled a recent study from the Michigan Center for Retirement and Disability Research Center … more Study: Spouse In Nursing Home Increases Poverty Risk

  A recent survey of 750 American retirees conducted by Motley Fool found that 55 percent don’t believe the 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 announced by the … more Survey: Cost-of-Living Adjustment Not Enough for Many Retirees

The latest findings from Northwestern Mutual’s 2022 Planning & Progress Study reveal that U.S. adults aged 18+ anticipate they will need $1.25 million to retire comfortably, a 20 percent rise … more Study: Americans Need $1.25 Million to Retire Comfortably

A new survey from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® finds almost half of Baby Boomer workers (49 percent) expect to or already are working past age 70 … more Report: Almost Half of Baby Boomers Still Working Past Age 70

  A new report published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies and The Hastings Center highlights lessons and innovations learned from the COVID pandemic that could become … more Report Highlights Pandemic Innovations For Older Adults

  The Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), in partnership with Finance of America Reverse, published a new study, titled “Disconnected: Perceptions vs. Reality in Retirement Planning,” that finds … more Study: Retiring By 65 Will Be a Challenge For Many Americans

Rising inflation and a volatile stock market contributed to the United States falling from 17th to  18th place among the top 44 industrialized nations in the 2022 Global Retirement Index … more U.S. Drops to 18th Place in Global Retirement Rankings