Retirement planning

Some of that confidence stems from the presidential election in November, Wells Fargo/Gallup research finds.

Clients should consider switching to a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k) as investment growth and distributions are not subject to tax.

More than 8 in 10 young employees say they plan to work into retirement, which indicates a “fundamental shift.”

Employer role in these retirement savings plans is growing, says attorney Christine P. Roberts.

Although clients pay taxes on the contributions they make, they can still expect tax savings as their money grows tax-free and future distributions are exempt from taxes.

Although retirement investors lose from the decline in bonds' value, they stand to gain from the rising payouts from 10-year Treasury bonds.

Although retirement investors lose from the decline in bonds' value, they stand to gain from the rising payouts from 10-year Treasury bonds.

The total retirement funds of 100 CEOs can match the combined nest eggs of 41% of U.S. households that saved the least for retirement.

When it comes to at least one type of investing, U.S. pension funds should take a (maple) leaf out of their Canadian counterparts' playbook, says Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Gillian Tan.

If myRA, President Obama’s signature retirement plan, were a private-sector startup, it would probably be getting some heat from its venture capital backers right about now.