Retirement benefits

A bipartisan bill calls for an increase in full retirement age two months every year between 2022 and 2034 and indexing normal retirement age to life expectancy.

Employers need to help fix flawed plans by helping participants routinely consolidate their savings.

An aging workforce, DIY healthcare and developing technologies will transform the way employers think about benefits.

Programs are becoming more comprehensive, with more companies focusing on fiscal programs while continuing to address physical and emotional wellness.

Workers want more diversified options for how to spend money traditionally accumulated in workplace retirement accounts, a study by financial services group Alexander Forbes finds.

Less volatility, lower litigation risk and greater simplicity are reasons for embracing this strategy, says adviser Robert Lawton.

Eli Broverman, who will remain on company’s board, says he plans to focus on other startups.

Among workers age 60 and older, 50% intend to wait to retire, or have no plans to retire at all,

There are many steps advisers should take to help employees identify their financial goals and save accordingly.

These inquiries are guideposts for how employers can begin an evaluation process of target date fund offerings.

The new Supreme Court Justice takes a disciplined, cautious approach and rejects expansive views of employment laws, explains lawyer Mark Phillips.

Employers need to help fix flawed plans by helping participants routinely consolidate their savings.

Employees have some simple but significant false ideas about their retirement plans. And employers need to do a better job addressing them during education sessions.

Democrats charge he favored corporations over working Americans as a federal appellate judge.

Experts predict that the new appointee will generally side with the four other conservative judges who most often favor a pro-business approach.

Among workers age 60 and older, 50% intend to wait to retire, or have no plans to retire at all,

Employees have some simple but significant false ideas about their retirement plans. And employers need to do a better job addressing them during education sessions.

Experts say fiduciaries can learn lessons from recent lawsuits so they don’t find themselves on the other end of a class action lawsuit.

Couples may choose a survivorship option when collecting pension benefits, although this could result in a lower monthly payment.

Couples may choose a survivorship option when collecting pension benefits, although this could result in a lower monthly payment.