Americans are feeling more optimistic about their chances of a secure retirement — a lot more. A new study from Natixis Investment Managers shows the number of U.S. investors who believe it will “take a miracle” to achieve retirement security dropped to 21% in 2025, a major change from 39% in 2023 [1]. Must Read This big swing in attitude is largely attributed to the excellent performance of the stock market lately. The S&P 500 has delivered two back-to-back years of returns over 20%, outpacing its hi ...

NEWARK, N.J. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prudential Financial, Inc. and LPL Financial LLC today announced a further expansion of their relationship, as the two firms collaborate to bring to market an Insurance Overlay retirement lifetime income strategy for LPL's managed accounts platform. The solution will be designed to reach financial advisors who do not typically use protected lifetime income and other insurance-led retirement solutions in their wealth management practices today. Recent ". ...

Stocks keep going up. No doubt many of you are feeling better about your retirement. And why not.But how safe and secure is your retirement plan. Well, apparently it may be less safe than some other countries. Sharon Eper joining us now with more.I don't even I don't even think about retirement security. I just think about the returns. Exactly.And but people are thinking about their retirement security in a vast different way. They're looking at their health care. They're looking at finances. They're lookin ...