Retirement

Commentary: The FBI is still investigating the potential causes of the data breach at Anthem, the nation’s second-largest health insurer. There is still no clear indication who perpetrated the attack, reported Feb. 5, how they did so, or what could’ve been done to stop it, but informed sources point to a number of strong possibilities on all counts.

One-on-one coaching, auto features are keys to saving for the future.

As traditional defined benefit plans go the way of the dinosaur and 401(k) plans take their place, plan sponsors should keep an eye on the next 15 years as the first generation of workers who will rely most on their 401(k)s to fund their retirements begin to turn 65.

Significant numbers of Americans, and therefore employees, are stressing about their financial situation at a level deemed “too high” by the American Psychological Association.

The addition of a Roth in-plan conversion feature to a company's 401(k) plan may be viewed by executives as an important tax planning tool.

A bipartisan legislative proposal to spur greater sponsorship of retirement plans by smaller employers and higher deferral levels by plan participants has been proposed once again in Washington.

President Barack Obama’s $3.99 trillion fiscal 2016 budget proposal echoes and expands on much of what he presented during his State of the Union address last month, from expanding sick leave to enhancing training and providing some free access to community colleges.

If you are responsible for overseeing your company's retirement plan, then you know that a key measurement of success is employee participation rates. Of course your plan's participation helps employees save as much as they can for retirement, but it also ties directly to passing nondiscrimination tests.

The high court’s unanimous ruling affirms contract law principles.

Workers closing in on traditional retirement age may have to recompute the amount of money they’ll need to live comfortably, and significantly up their contributions to any workplace-sponsored retirement plan during their final working years.