• In the News
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Retirement Readiness

We've collaborated with some of the top names in research and academia to help educate advisors and consumers on the importance of retirement readiness. Through our work with the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Ibbotson Associates and consumer research company, Yankelovich (to name a few), we've been able to take key research findings and turn them into solutions advisors and consumers can use. And with 51% of Americans not prepared to retire at age 65, according to the 2009 National Retirement Risk Index, they could really use the help.

Learn more about what we're doing to educate advisors and consumers on how to better prepare for and live in retirement:

• In the News
  This archive houses retirement-related news releases from Nationwide.

Preparing for retirement

• 401k Income Proposal (PDF)
  This document outlines Nationwide's public policy on creating guaranteed income within the defined contribution system.
• Top 10 retirement to-dos
  Current retirees share tips about preparing for retirement, based on research from Nationwide and consumer research company, Yankelovich.
• How to avoid 7 common 401(k) mistakes
  This article alerts consumers to common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Our retirement readiness strategies

• RetireSense^®
  Our comprehensive, patent-pending investment and draw-down strategy offers:
  • Product mix and asset allocation suggestions
  • A road map for investing and harvesting investments throughout retirement
  • A customized client report that includes a probability of success score

Information generated by the Analyzer is hypothetical in nature. It doesn’t reflect actual investment results and is not a guarantee of future results.

Other resources

• Investments Resource Center
  This library of easy-to-understand articles is designed to help consumers learn about retirement and other investment topics.
• Work with an investment professional
  This series of articles explains how an investment professional can help consumers plan for retirement, explains fees and professional designations, and provides information to help select a professional.