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Retirement income you can rely on

LifePath Paycheck®

People are living longer – and that should be a great thing. But most workers today can’t count on the kind of guaranteed retirement income that previous generations had. We’re changing that with LifePath Paycheck™, a solution designed to give workers access to income streams they can rely on in retirement – for life.

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The benefits

01.

Choice

When it comes to retirement income, neither plans nor participants want to be “locked in.” There’s no “have to” with LifePath Paycheck − participants can choose to annuitize beginning at 59 ½.1

02.

Simplicity

Complexity can often be a barrier to adoption. LifePath Paycheck is an income solution that’s offered through something familiar - the target date strategy.

03.

Cost efficiency

LifePath Paycheck is designed to be priced in line with institutional-quality target date index solutions and features, all in service of eliminating many of the common fees that accompany traditional insurance solutions in market today.
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Life doesn’t retire™

The MyLifePath® platform is a digital experience that is accessible through an eligible retirement plan’s recordkeeper. MyLifePath provides information about LifePath Paycheck and provides a means of facilitating an eligible participant’s annuity purchase option with the selected insurers.

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Insights for better outcomes

10 years of Read on Retirement®

Discover the trends shaping retirement—and the bold steps needed to close the savings gap.

This year’s survey provides insights into the confidence, concerns and behaviors of workplace savers, plan sponsors and retirees to help build a more secure retirement for everyone.

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When nest eggs need a safety net

Who benefits from guaranteed lifetime income – and how?

22%. That is the average increase in potential retirement spending that individual savers in defined contribution plan can achieve when they embed guaranteed retirement income solutions into a target date fund. For lower-income workers, it’s a 25% increase.

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Anchoring spending in choppy waters: The impact of guaranteed income

Supporting consistent spending in retirement with guaranteed income

New research demonstrates the range of outcomes an investor might expect across market environments with and without guaranteed retirement income.

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Our principles of decumulation

A framework for spending down assets in retirement

Financial advice often focuses on boosting personal savings rates and maximizing return on investment during a worker’s accumulation years. Equally important, however, is the decumulation process, when people spend those savings in the form of income.

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Navigating the retirement window: Introduce more certainty to outcomes

By BlackRock Retirement Perspectives

The “Retirement Window” is the period between 55-70 when risks are heightened and pivotal decisions shape retirement outcomes.

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Solving five key retirement income concerns for plan sponsors

New solutions create the opportunity for a retirement income renaissance

We commissioned a study by Greenwald Research to ask 300 defined contribution decision makers about their biggest concerns around retirement income. Here’s how we’re already addressing them.

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The value of annuities

Annuity owners on the benefits of lifetime income

Our most recent Read on Retirement® survey told us workplace savers-and retirees-see value in lifetime income. We wanted to know more about what, exactly, that value was. So, we reached out to the voice of experience: annuity owners. Five key values emerged.

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Lights, camera, income…

Check out our latest videos on retirement income – and the impact it can have.

A Retirement Paycheck

BlackRock Bottom Line: Retirement for the ages

Guaranteed retirement income explained

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LifePath® target date strategies

With over thirty years of choice built on a foundation of research and experience, our target date strategies have the potential to help participants navigate uncertainty and prepare for retirement.

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