In April 2019, Merrill Lynch and Age Wave released the final report in their series on life stages, Early Adulthood: The Pursuit of Financial Independence. The new report, based on a survey of 2,700 early adults, finds that those between the ages of 18 and 35 are struggling to achieve financial independence, with many already…

In 2019, the Global Coalition on Aging teamed with the Government of Finland to present the first-ever global conference of government and business leaders focused solely on the business of aging. Featuring CEOs of global companies, government leaders, NGOs and global institutions, the inaugural Silver Economy Forum: Clarified and elevated the understanding of the opportunities of…

This new report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies shows that American workers are more secure in their retirement preparations now than before the Great Recession. However, findings in the report underscore the ongoing need to further improve retirement security. For example, the study finds that household savings in all retirement accounts have dramatically…

Global companies of the future will likely look very different from those of today for two reasons. First, as a consequence of 20th-century gains in longevity, advances in healthy aging, and increasingly flexible working environments, many more people will be willing and able to work into their 60s, 70s, and 80s. Second, declining birth rates…

In this new study, part of the 18th Annual Retirement Survey, Aegon’s Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS) interviewed more than 1,800 for-profit employers to gain insights about how they are helping their employees prepare for retirement. The study compares the employer survey findings with TCRS’ survey of workers. Today, many workers want and need…