Retirement insights

Discover why annuity owners value lifetime income for financial security, peace of mind, and protection against market volatility and inflation.

Life doesn’t slow down at retirement. After 30 years, neither will we. In the 30 years since we pioneered target date funds, we’ve continually evolved our LifePath solutions to help deliver the retirement outcomes participants need. So when they do r...

Retirement plan advisors share insights from 300+ surveyed in Read on Retirement® research, addressing challenges and enhancing outcomes.

Learn how guaranteed retirement income can ease financial fears, improve mental health, and safeguard against financial exploitation for a secure retirement.

What to tell participants about borrowing from their defined contribution plans during market volatility.

New BlackRock research into human capital offers new insight into how and when target date funds need to help manage inflation. Learn about these strategies here.

People have never been more challenged with how to spend down their retirement savings. A range of new solutions are emerging to help answer those needs.

We believe helping deliver retirement income remains a critical element of an employer’s benefits package. Here are our core principles for meaningful in-plan retirement income offerings.

Maximize your retirement income with proven strategies. From asset allocation to Social Security timing, find out how to make the most of your savings.

Our report identifies five trends that are shaping retirement and points to areas where we can convert challenges into opportunity – so that every American can enjoy the secure retirement they deserve.

Emergency savings solutions in retirement plans are on the horizon. See what the research teaches us and how 401(k) plans can benefit from lessons learned.

What plan sponsors can do to help participants combat fear and stay invested during market volatility.

It’s hard to overcome the effects of wage gaps: We find that women’s 401(k) retirement balances are often 30% lower than men’s, impacting confidence.

For The Bid podcast’s International Women’s Day episode, Gargi Pal Chaudhuri and Anne Ackerley sat down for a conversation about women and investing.

BlackRock modeling reveals that guaranteed lifetime income enhances savings for all workers, ensuring retirees don't outlive their funds.

It may be easy to imagine the financial well-being that guaranteed retirement income can bring in the future. But knowing you’ll have that spending money in the future could offer a serotonin boost now.

Discover how retirees approach spending and investing in retirement. Gain insights into their motivations and biases to understand asset spending trends.

We evaluated if a more finely-tuned approach to LifePath’s fixed income allocations could help achieve the objective of greater lifetime consumption over a participants’ lifecycle. Our research findings indicate the answer is yes.