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Vanguard Targets Gen Y Investors Looking to Retire in 2060

February 6, 2012 - Vanguard has launched a new target retirement fund for Generation Y investors intended to start them on the road to successful investing.

Prudential Ushers in Fresh Set
of Target-date Fund Providers

February 2, 2012 - Prudential Retirement is now offering J.P. Morgan SmartRetirement Target Date Strategies and Fidelity VIP (Variable Insurance Product) Freedom Funds in its line-up of target-date funds with a guaranteed lifetime income component.

Fidelity? Sex, Drugs and Financial Education, from Ronald O'Hanley

February 2, 2012 - Ronald O'Hanley has emerged as an outspoken force inside Fidelity Investments, giving a speech on Thursday that touched on sex, drugs and revolution as he warned that young Americans face getting a raw deal from the U.S. retirement system.

U.S. Retirement Market Projected to Hit $22 Trillion by 2016

January 30, 2012 - U.S. Retirement Market Projected to Hit $22 Trillion by 2016 The U.S. retirement market is projected to grow to nearly $22 trillion by 2016. That represents a 38% increase from an estimated $16 trillion mark for the end of 2011, due mostly to continuing market recovery.

To Get Women to Save for Retirement, First Get Them Talking

January 16, 2012 - Americans overall aren’t saving enough for retirement, and as a group, women especially seem not to be prepared. Only 8% of women workers believe that they’re building a large enough retirement fund for themselves, according to the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.

Schwab Introduces Index Fund 401(k) Plans

January 11, 2012 - Schwab Retirement Plan Services already serves 1.5 million workers saving for retirement, but hopes that its new Schwab Index Advantage service will increase participation even more by demystifying the 401(K) saving process.

Funded Status of U.S. Pensions Dropped to 72.4% in 2011

January 4, 2012 - U.S. Pensions’ funded status dropped 12.7 percentage points over the full year 2011 to 72.4%, thanks to a sharp increase in liabilities that outpaced any rise in plan assets, according to BNY Mellon.

Year-End Reality Check: 71% of Americans Don’t Have a Retirement Plan

December 26, 2011 - The population may be aging, but that hasn’t gotten a lot of Americans to plan for retirement.

Younger Generations — X and Y — Saving More Diligently Than Elders

December 21, 2011 - For once, it’s the whippersnappers who are behaving more wisely. At least when it comes to saving, Generation X and Generation Y workers are more diligent than their peers.

Fidelity's Advice: Get Couples to Agree on Financial Planning

December 19, 2011 - Most couples disagree on a lot of important points when it comes to retirement planning. That lack of agreement can translate into lost financial planning business, making it important for advisers to get couples to work together, according to Fidelity Investments.

IRI to Federal Insurance Office: Annuities Critical to Retirement

December 16, 2011 - The Insured Retirement Institute Friday responded to the Federal Insurance Office’s request for comment on how to modernize insurance regulation in the U.S.

Boomers Push Back Retirement Six Years

December 15, 2011 - The Allstate poll pins the blame on the recession.

Americans Plan to Double Savings to $2.4K in 2012

December 7, 2011 - Forty-six percent in a Fidelity survey say saving more is their No. 1 financial resolution for 2012.

Retirement Income Driving Annuity Opportunities

November 21, 2011 - Assets in both variable and fixed annuities reached a record high of nearly $2.2 trillion in 2010, a 10% increase from the previous year.

Retirees’ Confidence Nears Pre-Recession Levels

November 16, 2011 - Two years ago, half of all retirees were feeling less financially secure than when they first retired. Today, only 28% express this lack of confidence.