Lincoln Financial Group’s (NYSE: LNC) Retirement Plan Services business concludes National Save for Retirement Week with tips and insights for savers at five career checkpoints. Throughout the week, Lincoln shined a light on a different career stage and shared key actions that savers can take on their road to retirement readiness. National Save for Retirement Week is a national event endorsed by Congress and dedicated to promoting retirement savings among Americans and encouraging employees to participate in their employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The five career stages include first job, changing or in between jobs, mid-career, career advancement and near retirement. Lincoln shared infographics with tips and compelling insights from the Lincoln Measuring Optimism, Outlook and Direction (M.O.O.D.) of America Survey.

“There are actions you can take throughout your career to help you get on track and stay on track with your retirement saving goals,” said Chuck Cornelio, president of Retirement Plan Services for Lincoln Financial Group. “Whatever career stage you are in, I hope you’ll take advantage of all your opportunities to save and the resources available to help you get to and through retirement successfully.”

To view the entire series of career checkpoints and M.O.O.D. of America data, visit http://newsroom.lfg.com/retirement-week for media materials, photos and infographics. For real-time updates and savings tips, please visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lincolnfinancialgroup, follow us on Twitter @lincolnfingroup or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/lincoln-financial-group.

About the M.O.O.D. of America Survey

Results for the current M.O.O.D. of America Survey are based on online research conducted by Whitman Insight Strategies (WINS), on behalf of Lincoln Financial Group. The research was conducted in late March 2014, among 2,352 adults 18 years of age and older across the United States. The margin of error is +/- 1.9% at the 95% confidence interval for the entire sample. The sample was weighted by gender, age, region, race and ethnicity. Demographic weighting targets are based on the 2010 U.S. Census figures for adults 18 years of age and older.

About Lincoln Financial Group’s Retirement Plan Services

For more than 60 years, Lincoln Financial’s Retirement Plan Services (RPS) business has been helping savers boost their retirement readiness through employer-sponsored plans. Our distribution force of more than 400 professionals, including institutional and wholesale distribution channels and advisor-based sales teams, work to provide plan sponsors with retirement plans that not only meet the unique needs of their plan participants but also align with sponsors’ total rewards strategies and help recruit and retain top talent. RPS Retirement Consultants, available onsite, online and by phone, develop long-term one-on-one relationships with savers to help motivate them to take actions that lead to better retirement outcomes. RPS offers personalized services, solutions and education to help plan participants get to and through retirement. The business serves approximately 1.4 million participants through 22,000 plan sponsors with $54 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2014.

About Lincoln Financial Group

Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17 million customers trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, as well as to guard against long-term care expenses. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $216 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2014. Learn more at: www.LincolnFinancial.com.