Pensions

The majority of employees feel confident about their retirement savings, though are fearful of cuts to Social Security.

Having missed out on yesterday's pensions and today's 401(k) features, the latchkey generation is woefully unprepared for retirement. Here's how advisors can help.

After IBM unfroze its pension, some wondered if this was the start of a defined-benefit renaissance. Researchers say that's not what it was about.

Major employers like IBM and Ikea are touting the benefits of pensions on their employees' financial well-being. Is the industry ready for a comeback?

Gen X workers have the biggest gap between their savings and what they think they need to save for retirement than any other generation in the workforce.

According to a new study, boomers are likely to deplete their savings much faster than previous generations — but advisers can still help.

Taking advantage of catch-up contributions is one of several methods that can help them get back on track.

Buyout amounts are high right now, but there are many other factors to consider when guiding employees to the right choice.

Workers need to have saved a certain amount at a certain age to stay on track for securing their retirement.

Employers are free to tackle their hefty pension obligations through a one-time, lump-sum payout to retirees and beneficiaries.

It would raise enough new revenue to more than restore long-term balance of the program.

There are hundreds of rules and claiming strategies – the wrong one can have major repercussions.

More than one-third of the $18.1 trillion invested globally in pensions are in 133 U.S. funds, including Boeing, AT&T, IBM, General Motors and General Electric.

More than one-third of the $18.1 trillion invested globally in pensions are in 133 U.S. funds, including Boeing, AT&T, IBM, General Motors and General Electric.

AT&T, Boeing, Costco, IBM and JPMorgan Chase are among the country’s leading retirement plans based on plan-year-end net assets as of April 9, according to miEdge data.

“Public pension plans continue to bury their heads in the sand living in a time warp of decades-old actuarial assumptions,” says a former Connecticut state treasurer.

AT&T, Boeing, Costco, IBM and JPMorgan Chase are among the country’s leading retirement plans based on plan-year-end net assets as of April 9, according to miEdge data.

Workers who want to make their retirement portfolio resilient to market volatility should veer away from core stock and bond holdings.

Federal Express is the latest large company to purchase an annuity for its current retirees in an effort to keep the plan solvent.

Federal Express is the latest large company to purchase an annuity for its current retirees in an effort to keep the plan solvent.