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Retirement Planning
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The Road Less Traveled for Retirement Planning: Cash Balance Pensions
Todd Kading and Chad Rice make the case for often-overlooked cash balance plans as a valuable benefit
May 18, 2023
Cannonballs, Curveballs and Windfalls: Course Corrections Essential to Thriving in Retirement
Edward Jones and Age Wave research reveals today’s retirees and pre-retirees are showing increasing resilience, willingness to make changes
May 17, 2023
3 Proposals to ‘Fix’ Social Security
With Social Security beneficiaries projected to face a 23% cut by 2033, urgency is building for fixes to extend the troubled program’s solvency
April 28, 2023
Gig Workers Rely on Personal Savings to Fund Retirement
77% of the gig workers surveyed said they would fund retirement income with their personal savings
April 11, 2023
‘America’s Retirement Score’ Drops to a 78
Fidelity research shows nation’s retirement preparedness level sees five-point decline amid continued volatility
March 21, 2023
The Rage Over Raising the Retirement Age
As talk in the U.S. ramps up over a desire to raise Social Security’s full retirement age to tackle looming insolvency, France and China are changing laws to address demographic challenges
March 17, 2023
Women of Color Are More Confident in Their Financial Future
Research from Edelman finds 67% of women of color are forging a better financial path than the one they had growing up
March 17, 2023
Older Adults Greatly Underestimate Social Security Benefits: NBER Research
Working paper shows that on average they shortchange monthly income by $158 per month or nearly $2,000 per year
March 15, 2023
What the SVB Collapse Teaches Us About Retirement Planning
The crash of Silicon Valley Bank and additional bank failures underscore the relevance behind proactive financial and retirement planning
March 14, 2023
4 Senators Want Americans to Wait Until 70 to Claim Social Security
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week proposes two key changes that would encourage people not to claim early
March 7, 2023