Retirement Research

When asked whether they were saving enough for retirement, 45 percent of Americans age 60+ said they were on track, while 13 percent said they had no retirement … more Fed Survey: 45 Percent of 60+ Population Approve of Retirement Savings Rate

Ten years from now, an estimated 14.4 million middle-income Americans between the ages of 75 and 84 will need long-term care to remain active and independent but won’t … more The Challenges of Paying for Long-Term Care

For the first time in 57 years, the participation rate in the labor force of retirement-age workers has cracked the 20 percent mark, according to a new report … more Twenty Percent of Americans Age 65+ Haven’t Retired

Following TheStreet.com’s Retirement, Taxes & Income Strategies Symposium held recently in New York, longtime financial journalist, author and retirement expert Robert Powell interviewed Finance of America Reverse’s Steve … more Why Your Retirement Should Include a Reverse Mortgage

Citing statistics from consulting firm Age Wave and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a new article from Barron’s highlights that nearly 80 percent of parents give some financial … more Barron’s: Parents Spend $500 Billion a Year Supporting Adult Children

Homeowners 62 and older saw their housing wealth grow by 1.4 percent or $98 billion in the fourth quarter to a record $7.05 trillion from Q3 2018, the … more Senior Housing Wealth Exceeds $7 Trillion For First Time

Changing family structures, longer life expectancies, increasing burdens on Medicare, an aging workforce and an emerging economy to address the growing 50+ population are among the demographic and … more 5 Trends That Could Reshape Retirement

Historically, widows have experienced higher poverty rates compared to married women, but that gap shrank from 1994 to 2014. According to a new Issue Brief published by the … more Research Suggests Poverty Has Declined for Widows

Researchers at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College believe health issues play the largest role in causing early retirements, both because people in bad initial health … more Health Shocks Drive Many to Retire Earlier Than Planned