American investors are optimistic they will recoup losses from the recession and are exploring new options to build their retirement savings, according to a report released today by Prudential Financial, Inc. (more)

NEWARK, N.J., November 09, 2009 - Evonik Degussa Corporation, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG and a global leader in specialty chemicals, has selected Prudential Retirement to manage all the organization’s retirement programs. Prudential, already one of the firm’s defined benefit plan providers, will now administer Evonik Degussa’s full complement of defined benefit, defined contribution and nonqualified programs, managing more than $650 million in assets for approximately 11,000 active plan participants and retirees. (more)

NEWARK, N.J., October 27, 2009 - Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) has launched "Redefining Retirement," a new model for the design, management and administration of workplace-provided retirement plans, raising the bar for the industry by delivering a comprehensive and effective solution to the retirement-savings crisis now plaguing American workers. (more)

Did something happen on the way to your comfortable retirement? If you're like most workers, that something was the market crash of 2008, which cost Americans approximately $1 trillion in retirement savings. (more)

NEWARK, N.J., October 19, 2009 - Prudential Annuities has won two top awards in the Boomer Market Advisor Readers’ Choice Awards. (more)