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According to the fifth annual Protected Retirement Survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute, 79 percent of workers self-report a positive outlook on their retirement savings – a 14-point … more Retirement Confidence High Among US Employees

On the latest episode of the Decoding Retirement podcast, host Robert “Bob” Powell speaks with Debra Whitman, AARP’s chief public policy officer and author of “The Second Fifty,” … more AARP’s Deb Whitman Shares Insights in Healthy Aging

Big changes are coming to Social Security in the year ahead, according to Kiplinger’s, impacting everything from the size of benefit checks to the full retirement age. Here … more Six Changes Coming to Social Security in 2026

Bradley Windrow, a retired truck driver who’s now writing books and articles on various aging topics, has created a resource page on his web site that features some … more Resource for Senior Population Statistics

For the past decade, BlackRock has interviewed employers, retirement savers and retirees to assess Americans’ retirement readiness. This week, BlackRock published its tenth annual Read on Retirement ® … more BlackRock Publishes 10th Annual “Read on Retirement” Survey

Throughout the year, the Senior Citizens League, a non-profit advocacy group, monitors inflation and issues forecasts on what the Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Social Security may be for the … more 2026 Social Security COLA Update

Americans who have both young children and aging parents are struggling to stay on track toward retirement and long-term financial goals. That’s according to the 2025 Annual Retirement … more Study: ‘Sandwich Generation’ Neglecting Retirement Savings

Over one million workers have saved more than $2 billion with state-run automatic individual retirement accounts (IRAs). By the numbers: The milestone was recorded by the Pew Charitable … more State Auto-IRAs Reach $2 Billion in Assets

Key findings from a new study by GOBankingRates indicate the average retirement savings balance is $315,000 or more in all 50 states. To determine how ready the average … more Retirement Readiness in All 50 States