401(k)

Commodities aren't a good inflation hedge, according to one expert. Instead, talk to clients about TIPS or even some securities.

Commodities aren't a good inflation hedge, according to one expert. Instead, talk to clients about TIPS or even some securities.

Many employees believe they can consistently outperform market averages by applying a little of the right knowledge, says retirement adviser Robert C. Lawton.

The bank’s scandal is a useful, and urgent, reminder: Employee shouldn't sink retirement money into their company’s stock.

Labor Department prohibits the Royal Bank of Scotland Group from managing 401(k) plans and other retirement funds, a decision that has little impact on its business but that could send a signal to other banks and hedge funds with criminal records.

Open enrollment offers seniors the opportunity to change their plans and save hundreds of dollars.

Open enrollment offers seniors the opportunity to change their plans and save hundreds of dollars.

Medicare is needlessly complicated so people often become paralyzed, cannot make a decision and end up doing nothing, says an expert.

Medicare is needlessly complicated so people often become paralyzed, cannot make a decision and end up doing nothing, says an expert.

While clients experience various benefits as they age, they still owe taxes after exiting the workforce.