401(k)

Auto enrollment of 401(k) plans could have saved the Keystone State millions to help employees who failed to save for their post-work years.

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Employees should consider limiting their traditional 401(k) savings, as the plans provide taxable distributions that can boost their tax bill in retirement

Employers should auto-enroll employees, offer health savings accounts and provide financial education online.

The insurance giant will increase the minimum contribution to its defined benefit pension plan, auto-enroll and auto-escalate its 401(k) deductions and offer employer-sponsored legal services.

The company will increase the minimum contribution to its defined benefit pension plan, auto-enroll its 401(k) plan participants and offer employer-paid legal services.

Plan sponsors are stepping up efforts to help employees save for retirement by adding in automatic features and offering higher matching contributions.

Working seniors who intend to start collecting Social Security benefits in the middle of the year should know about the monthly earnings test.

Employers are increasingly looking to protect themselves from litigation as an increase of suits shake 401(k)s.

Employers are increasingly looking to protect themselves from litigation as an increase of suits shake 401(k)s.

The solo 401(k), the SEP IRA and a SIMPLE IRA are retirement savings vehicles that are meant for contractors, freelancers and other self-employed individuals

The Insured Retirement Institute is urging Congress to enact a host of policies that it says will boost retirement security.

Employees can simplify their retirement portfolio by merging multiple accounts.

The new tax law has extended the grace period for outstanding 401(k) loans made by workers who switch jobs, luring more participants to borrow from their accounts, exposing them to greater risk.

Taxation of retirement plan distributions and Social Security benefits remains unchanged under the new tax law, but retirees are likely to see an increase in after-tax income.

The proposed budget includes a provision that would give Medicare recipients the option to contribute to a health savings account, which would offer various tax benefits.

Now is the time to consider implementing operational checkups for tax-qualified retirement plans to ensure they're in compliance, says attorney Kathleen Dreyfus Bardunias.

Industry insiders say smaller firms can benefit from deductions while still maintaining workplace retirement plans.

Workers who are looking for new investments may want to invest in small-cap dividend payers,

401(k)s gaining popularity as 403(b)s and DB plans terminate, Transamerica’s annual survey with the American Hospital Association shows.