This paper presents survey results on the incidence of IRA ownership in the United States and the activity of IRA-owning households. In mid-2020, 37 percent of US households owned individual retirement accounts (IRAs), most commonly traditional IRAs. More than eight in 10 IRA-owning households...

With millions of US households personally directing their retirement savings, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) has sought to track retirement savers’ actions and sentiment. This report, the 14th in the series, summarizes results from a nationally representative survey of Americans aged...

This paper presents survey results on the incidence of individual retirement account (IRA) ownership in the United States and the contribution, rollover, and withdrawal activity of IRA-owning households. In mid-2021, 37 percent of US households owned IRAs. More than eight in 10 IRA-owning...

This paper presents survey results on the incidence of individual retirement account (IRA) ownership in the United States and the contribution, rollover, and withdrawal activity of IRA-owning households. IRAs play an important role in US households’ retirement saving: In mid-2022, more than...

Earlier this year, EBRI updated its Retirement Security Projection Model and determined that the overall retirement income adequacy for households currently ages 36-62 had substantially improved since 2003. EBRI has received several requests since the publication of the updated RSPM results to...