Retirement planning

Early retirement is on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how employers can support employees and offset talent loss.

Financial practitioner Aaron Brown takes a look at the logic behind modern day 401(k) plans.

“What this tool does uniquely is it takes the depersonalized delivery of benefits and really helps the individual determine how best to get the most out of their benefits,” says Voya’s Andrew Frend.

The carrier will take a charge of as much as $3.3 billion to cover the costs of early retirement and voluntary separation plans for employees, as it scales back operations amid a plunge in travel.

A rise in equity and bond markets has fueled a partial bounce back in corporate pensions, according to data from Willis Towers Watson.

For employees who have stocks vesting in the near term, consider carefully what your holistic financial plan indicates you should do.

Amid economic uncertainty of the pandemic and following the passage of the SECURE Act, momentum could be building for retirement income in workplace plans.

Early retirement has been a key driver in the decline in labor-force participation due to COVID-19.

Transparency around compensation is key in closing the gender pay gap, and thus the retirement income gap for the future, as it creates accountability for employers and trust with employees.

The pandemic is affecting one of the best perks of workplace retirement-savings plans: company matches to employee 401(k) contributions.