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A recent analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) discovered that the median retirement account balance among all working Americans is zero. They also report that 57% of workers have no assets in a workplace retirement plan, individual retirement account (IRA) or pension. Only one in five of...Read More

The ideal prospective client that financial advisers would generate would undoubtedly show young, college-educated workers with above-average incomes since this prospect gives the advisers the opportunity to assist the client with growing their wealth over several decades. A recent survey of over 1,400 health care consumers, indicated that those using tax-advantaged Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)...Read More

Women seem to express greater openness to financial education and getting professional financial advice than men do according to a recent study/white paper from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. The study reports that 79% of retired women are receiving professional financial advice, versus 68% of men The white paper, “Closing the Retirement Gender Gap,” compiles...Read More

Among Americans between the ages of 45 and 65 who are saving for retirement, an online survey of 1,007 adults done last April by Allianz Life reported that 49% are “chasers” – people who think they need to catch up on their retirement savings and wish there was a way to make up for lost...Read More

A survey recently conducted by Bankrate.com indicated that those who have made an estimate, put the median amount at $650,000. Lee Barney of PlanSponsor.com reported on this survey in early June, quoting the following numbers: 61% of those Americans surveyed don’t have any idea of how much they will need to retire successfully. $650,000 was...Read More