Online Retirement and Pension Resources
10 Helpful Web sites offering retirement reports, studies, and tools, compiled and summarized by Workforce magazine.
 

American Savings Education Council
Several tools, the most popular being the "Ballpark Estimate" tool for estimating retirement expenses.
 
BenefitsLink
An online resource with information of interest to employee benefit plan sponsors, participants and service providers. The site also includes a benefits job listing and a catalog of software, seminars and services.
 
Department of Labor Employee Benefits Surveys
A list of benefits studies from the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 
Drake Beam Morin's report on Career Choices and Challenges of Younger and Older Workers
A study showing -- among other things -- how long people plan to work.
 
Employee Benefits Research Institute
Major benefits research institute in the HR field. Among other reports, has a 2002 Retirement Confidence Survey and numerous reports about 401(k) plans
 
401K Help Center
This "401(k) portal to the Web" has channels of 401(k) information for plan sponsors, employees, and small businesses and gleans 401(k) information from a variety of Web sources.
 
Hewitt Associates Trends and Experience in 401(k) Plans
Data on investment options, plan expenses, and more from a total of 428 employers.
 
The International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans
Benefits news, laws, and statistics, as well as information about the organization's certificate programs and seminar series.
 
Morningstar.com Retirement Center
This section of the Morningstar.com site has FAQs, features, and links to other good resources, such as books and Web sites for Baby Boomers who are getting a late start in retirement investing. (Free registration is required to access site
material).
 
mPower.com
The mPower café has articles, FAQs, a glossary, and other features on retirement investing via 401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs and 457 plans.