Tagged: retirement

December 19, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment at Work, a provider of modern financial benefits for today’s diverse workforce, today released a new survey on the state of retirement readiness across the U.S. workforce. The report, which tracks year-over-year trends “from 2022, polled 1,000 full-time U.S. employees to examine how retirement… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parents could help provide more than £300,000 in pension wealth for their kids by the time they reach retirement age “by contributing to their child’s pension from the age of 18,” according to new research shared by PensionBee. As concern grows around the sustainability of… Read More

September 26, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, which claims to be the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, has partnered with Moneyhub, the Open Banking and Open Finance platform, to deliver its pensions dashboard. This marks the first UK provider to commit to offering a… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The unstable financial markets in the United States during the past few years have people keeping a wary eye on their retirement accounts and, increasingly, they are doing so via mobile apps, the team at J.D. Power notes. According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S…. Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At least half of retirees could be missing out on hundreds of pounds of interest each year through “keeping their savings in accounts with rates of 3% or less a year,” according to new research. As high street banks have come under fire for failing… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Students off to university for the first time this year could be “the first crop of graduates who face repaying their university debts into retirement,” according to PensionBee, an online pension provider. As noted in a blog post by PensionBee, this year’s Freshers will be… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pension savers have reportedly “contributed over 20% more to their pensions in Q2 2023 compared to the same period last year, despite persistent levels of high inflation,” according to new analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee. The average quarterly contribution amount “for female savers increased… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost half of people (46%) over the age of 55 who are paying off mortgages are worried about rising rates, continuing to meet repayments and how to pay their loans off in full, research from PensionBee, the online pension provider, suggests. The research carried out… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Human Interest, which claims to be one of the “largest” and “fastest-growing” 401(k) providers in the country, says it is the first “to offer a 3% cash back reward to participants who start saving for retirement.” The incentive is “available to all eligible participants on… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, an online pension provider, recently launched its State Pension Age Calculator, designed “to help savers evaluate if they can retire before they’re eligible to receive the State Pension.” The age people can “claim their State Pension has risen significantly since 2010 when the entitlement… Read More

April 26, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto, a self-directed IRA platform that enables individuals to invest in alternative assets using their retirement funds, announced “a breakthrough solution that makes it easy for issuers to raise capital by tapping into the more than $10T held in IRAs.” The Alto platform “simplifies raising… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Retirable, the “holistic” retirement solution, announced the release of its first ‘State of Retirement’ study, which sums up how more than 2,000 U.S. individuals nearing and in retirement plan “to spend their time, money, and resources.” Known for its holistic approach to retirement alongside the… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart, the London-headquartered fintech disrupting the global retirement savings market, has published its annual Future of Global Retirement report. This year’s report “looks at how knowledge, attitudes and concerns about retirement savings have progressed.” The report “includes findings from more than 8,000 savers across the… Read More

January 12, 2023 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), has announced the availability of its new retirement product. The new service was revealed last year, and the digital brokerage launched a waitlist with names now said to be over 1 million customers. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the retirement product is the… Read More

January 4, 2023 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AltoIRA notes that December is a “hectic” time of year. Between buying the right gifts, making holiday party appearances, and visiting with family, you’d be forgiven if your “top concern” isn’t maximizing your IRA contributions. According to AltoIRA, end-of-year IRA contributions are “something you should… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flexible working practices are “key” to helping workers weather the cost-of-living crisis, especially older people who now find themselves “unable to afford to retire.” according to an update from Sonovate. Based on a survey of 4,500 people and 500 business owners, Sonovate’s ‘Future World of… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vestwell, the small business retirement plan provider and individual savings platform, announced significant upgrades “to its proprietary recordkeeping platform designed for the small plan market.” Through a series of strategic enhancements, Vestwell’s technology “solves some of the most complex challenges faced in the history of… Read More

November 2, 2022 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Retirable, which claims to be the “first-of-its-kind” holistic retirement solution with the ongoing care of an advisor, unveiled additional retirement income and investing offerings to its advisory and planning services. Designed for the 50 million Americans approaching retirement in the next decade without a formal… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CIBC Innovation Banking recently announced £40 million of growth financing for London-based Smart, a retirement tech provider. Smart will use the capital “to expand its market growth, accelerate the launch of strategic products, and undertake acquisitions.” Smart launched in 2015 with the goal of “making… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Well, this is interesting. While many active market participants view crypto as similar to an online casino and some think it may be a longshot home-run, about 25% of Americans expect crypto to be a source of income in their retirement. This is according to… Read More