"Employer-sponsored retirement plans ..., IRAs ... and annuities ... totaled $19.5 trillion at year-end 2012, up 8.6 percent from year-end 2011 ... The largest components of retirement assets were IRAs and employer-sponsored DC plans, holding $5.4 trillion and $5.1 trillion, respectively, at year-end 2012. Other employer-sponsored pensions include private-sector DB pension funds ($2.6 trillion), state and local government employee retirement plans ($3.2 trillion), and federal government plans ... ($1.6 trillion) In addition, there were $1.7 trillion in annuity reserves outside of retirement plans at year-end 2012."  MORE >>