Description: This report highlights the findings of the 2009 survey and focuses on issues in the survey specifically as they relate to personal risk management strategies and the process of planning for retirement.

Description: This report highlights findings from the 2011 Retirement Risks Survey related to economic and financial issues, with additional sources for commentary.

Description: Compilation of the answers gathered through the survey, Will Retirement Assets Last a Lifetime?

Description: This report highlights the findings of the 2009 survey and focuses on issues in the survey specifically as they relate to personal risk management strategies and the process of planning for retirement.

Description: Discussant comments for the 2009 Housing Wealth monograph paper, “The Impact of Diminishing Wealth on Future Consumption: How Housing Wealth Affects Retirement Planning.” The goal of the paper is to help financial professionals and plan sponsors recognize that retirement planning is being influenced by new factors and suggests ways they can readjust retirement planning strategies. The discussant has additional suggestions for financial professionals.

Description: This issue brief focuses on the importance of analyzing the pros and cons of taking a lump sum or monthly annuity payments upon retirement from the workforce.

Description: This report provides key findings from the 2005 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey related to what people mean by retirement and how they retire. It also examines the significance of potential labor shortages and the possibility of people working longer.

Description: This report presents the results of a telephone study among Americans aged 45 to 80.

Description: Series of infographic to help individuals understand how life expectancy and the decisions they make impact their plans for a happy, healthy and well-funded retirement.

Description: This document summarizes the many potential hazards individuals may face during retirement. It is designed to serve as a complement to other retirement planning resources.