Retirement Issues and Trends

  The Squared Away Blog, published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, profiled a recent study from the Michigan Center for Retirement and Disability Research Center … more Study: Spouse In Nursing Home Increases Poverty Risk

  A recent survey of 750 American retirees conducted by Motley Fool found that 55 percent don’t believe the 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 announced by the … more Survey: Cost-of-Living Adjustment Not Enough for Many Retirees

The latest findings from Northwestern Mutual’s 2022 Planning & Progress Study reveal that U.S. adults aged 18+ anticipate they will need $1.25 million to retire comfortably, a 20 percent rise … more Study: Americans Need $1.25 Million to Retire Comfortably

A new survey from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® finds almost half of Baby Boomer workers (49 percent) expect to or already are working past age 70 … more Report: Almost Half of Baby Boomers Still Working Past Age 70

  A new report published by the Joint Center for Housing Studies and The Hastings Center highlights lessons and innovations learned from the COVID pandemic that could become … more Report Highlights Pandemic Innovations For Older Adults

  The Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), in partnership with Finance of America Reverse, published a new study, titled “Disconnected: Perceptions vs. Reality in Retirement Planning,” that finds … more Study: Retiring By 65 Will Be a Challenge For Many Americans

Rising inflation and a volatile stock market contributed to the United States falling from 17th to  18th place among the top 44 industrialized nations in the 2022 Global Retirement Index … more U.S. Drops to 18th Place in Global Retirement Rankings

  The Society of Actuaries, in partnership with Financial Finesse, a financial wellness firm, published the “Late-in-Life Decisions Guide” to help aging individuals navigate life’s changes and to … more Reverse Mortgages Mentioned in “Late-In-Life” Decisions Guide

The 32nd Annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that 32% of retired widows and 37% of divorced women retirees are less confident of … more Survey: 69% Of Unmarried Women Retirees Not Confident About Retirement

Researchers at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College concluded that out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare costs erode roughly 25% of an average retiree’s Social Security spending power. The … more Study: Healthcare Costs Reduce Social Security Benefits By 25%