Retirement Savings news and trends

Square Adds Benefits To Payroll Platform
B2B Payments // November 14, 2018

Square is enhancing its payroll platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by integrating benefits solutions, the company announced on Wednesday (Nov. 14). Reports in Business Insider said Square hopes to streamline SMBs’ employee benefits management by adding health insurance and retirement savings solutions into...

Millennials Bummed Over Social Security Prospects
Consumer Finance // August 20, 2018

A new study shows that millennials are worried about their retirement, especially their chances of ever collecting Social Security (SS). The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) “18th Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey” found that 80 percent of millennials are worried that Social Security will not be...

Trump Administration Looks To Revive Variable Annuities
Investments // May 29, 2018

Variable annuities (VAs), a widely criticized retirement savings product, is coming back thanks to President Donald Trump and his administration, which is gearing up to get rid of tough rules put in place by the Obama Administration. The Financial Times reported that VAs have faced many regulatory reforms...

U.S. Consumers Spending More, Saving Less
Consumer Finance // January 30, 2018

The wealth effect is in full force, it seems. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Jan. 29) that stock prices, levitating as they are, and stronger employment data have prompted Americans to open their wallets. And yet, all that spending means less saving for retirement....

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60% of Consumers Think Retirement is Out of Reach

March 30, 2023
Advice on planning for the financial future may be of use to more than just younger generations. As some baby boomers and others getting ready to leave the workplace are unfortunately finding out, retirement is just a concept without the funds to back the lifestyle up. Pensions in the U.S. are largely a thing of […]

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Square Adds Benefits To Payroll Platform

November 14, 2018
Square is enhancing its payroll platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by integrating benefits solutions, the company announced on Wednesday (Nov. 14). Reports in Business Insider said Square hopes to streamline SMBs’ employee benefits management by adding health insurance and retirement savings solutions into its payroll service, features that could reduce the tax burden […]

Millennials Bummed Over Social Security Prospects

August 20, 2018
A new study shows that millennials are worried about their retirement, especially their chances of ever collecting Social Security (SS). The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) “18th Annual Transamerica Retirement...

Trump Administration Looks To Revive Variable Annuities

May 29, 2018
Variable annuities (VAs), a widely criticized retirement savings product, is coming back thanks to President Donald Trump and his administration, which is gearing up to get rid of tough rules put in...

U.S. Consumers Spending More, Saving Less

January 30, 2018
The wealth effect is in full force, it seems. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Jan. 29) that stock prices, levitating as they are, and stronger employment data have prompted...