A new survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute shows consumers are fearing the worst: 68% expect a recession within the next six months and nearly 80% of those who do, expect it to be severe. In fact, about two thirds (62%) of respondents beli...

Inflation has shaken women’s retirement security and confidence, according to a Nationwide Retirement Institute® survey of employer-sponsored retirement plan participants and sponsors. The study found that 62% of women are either expecting to retire ...

Anyone who’s made a trip to the grocery store or the gas station this year knows that inflation is taking a bite out of Americans’ pocketbooks. Choosing cheaper produce and trading down to cheaper cuts of meat have become common tradeoffs for familie...

Today, four in 10 older American workers are delaying their retirement due to the rise in living costs – double those who said they delayed their retirement a year ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, released today by the Nationwide Ret...

Inflation hits hardest for those who can least afford it: middle- and lower-income Americans are struggling with the rising cost of everyday needs like food, household goods and transportation. These families are also more likely to forgo seeking fin...

Young Black Americans report that medical debt is impacting their financial health and nearly one in five Black millennials (19%) report that paying for health care is their biggest retirement stressor, according to a recent Nationwide Retirement Ins...

American consumers have put their lives on hold as financial pressures from rising prices are felt across all generations. For some, sacrifices may include driving less while others are having to postpone starting a family or getting married.Since la...

While most adults age 25+ don’t carry any personal medical debt, two in five (38%) could not pay off an unexpected $5,000 out-of-pocket health care expense, according to a new  Nationwide Retirement Institute® survey. As a result of unexpected health...