Retirement

The Affordable Care Act removed a key constraint by making cost-effective healthcare available outside of full-time employment, which gave people many more options around retirement and work.

While paying for top talent is important, studies consistently show that money isn’t the only thing that makes people happy at work. The Financial Post compiled a list of 17 companies that offer some pretty amazing benefits and perks.

Those who leave the workforce are better off taking withdrawals from their accounts in their 60s so they spread out their tax liability.

With high medical prices causing many workers to contribute less to their 401(k)s, plan sponsors should encourage employees to consolidate savings in their current-employer plan to help them in their post-work years.

The president of Principal Resource Group has started a scholarship for women to understand the field, with big plans to grow the initiative.

Plan sponsors will continue to get documentation when they start a new plan, explains benefits lawyer Chris Collins.

Employers can expect to see more technology, a bigger focus on employee benefits and an enhanced job candidate experience in the next few years.

Seniors who want to relocate in retirement to a different place from what their spouse prefers may opt to maintain two homes.

Although traditional IRAs offer upfront tax deductions, clients will have to pay taxes later in life when they likely will be in a higher tax bracket.

With high medical prices causing many workers to contribute less to their 401(k)s, plan sponsors should encourage employees to consolidate savings in their current-employer plan to help them in their post-work years.