RACI

As inflation rages and fears of a recession loom, future retirees are showing historically low confidence in the economy.

In April and May, future retirees showed persistently low confidence in the stock market – and that was before the downturn in June.

Advisors say clients planning for retirement have been rattled by market volatility and are running away from stocks as they try to minimize risk.

Latest RACI survey finds lowest confidence gauges in key metrics since the onset of the pandemic.

Latest confidence survey finds jittery investors moving away from equity markets.

New RACI survey finds anxieties weighing on clients' retirement picture, but interest in equities remains strong.

Clients aren't panicking quite yet, but far-reaching anxieties are casting a shadow over portfolio decisions.

October retirement confidence survey indicated a revived faith in equities and improved risk tolerance.

RACI index hits low for the year as advisors describe a constellation of worries that have clients pulling back.

Strong markets collide with COVID and inflation concerns, keeping investor confidence strong but mostly static as some advisors see dark clouds gathering.

Worries about resurgent COVID, tax changes and market fluctuations have investors feeling more risk-averse.

Clients continue to feel good about their retirement picture, even if some ‘twitchy’ investors are starting to wonder about peeling away from equities.

Inflation concerns and overheating markets have clients a little on edge but key positive metrics remain high as businesses keep reopening, the latest RACI survey shows.

Advisors report clients feel optimistic as vaccine rollout helps stoke economic revival.

Employers are ramping up hiring as vaccines roll out, fueling a huge year-over-year spike in retirement confidence.

Clients are happy to have the political season behind them and are optimistic about COVID vaccines — but risk tolerance is a sore spot.

The rollout of coronavirus vaccines coupled with a new political environment has given some long-term savers renewed optimism.

"I think there's been a more risk-on approach now with markets rebounding, us getting clarity on politics, and positive COVID vaccine news," an advisor says.

A year of upheavals has taken its toll on clients' appetite for risk, with some advisors hunkering down and avoiding dramatic moves until a coronavirus vaccine is widely available.

Risk tolerance and confidence in equities are down, even as metrics tracking retirement-plan participation have increased, the latest RACI survey finds.