Investment strategies

Benefit are usually expected to replace about 40% of their pre-retirement income, but that's an average, so many workers will get even less. The question is: how much less?

A decline in income as a result of the death of a spouse and an increase in medical expenses both pose a serious risk to retirement but can be curbed with proper planning.

More workers are gaining access to a Roth 401(k), and employees should take advantage of it.

The legislation presents many plan sponsors with an immediate opportunity to make a pension contribution in 2018 and obtain a deduction at the higher 2017 tax rate.

The legislation presents many plan sponsors with an immediate opportunity to make a pension contribution in 2018 and obtain a deduction at the higher 2017 tax rate.

Employees have a hundred—if not a thousand—possible options to consider when claiming Social Security benefits.

Younger employees could be too confident in the abilities of automated retirement investment tools, study finds.

Younger employees could be too confident in the abilities of automated retirement investment tools, study finds.

New research finds that Americans are stashing more cash in their 401(k)s than in savings account.

Many younger workers find it difficult to think beyond their student debt, which averages $32,731 with an average monthly payment of $393, according to the Federal Reserve.