Retirement income

Many company retirement savings plans could use a swift kick into the 21st century, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Auto-enrollment, employer matching and re-enrollment are all strategies employers should embrace to help employees better save for their futures.

Employers can make their retirement plan more relevant to employees by demonstrating a commitment to sustainable practices.

Aimed at people who don’t have access to a 401(k) at work, this government IRA helps new and low-income workers save for their golden years.

The strategy not only helps improve employees’ chances of achieving a financially secure retirement, but it also increases plans’ average account balances.

The program that protects pensions could run out money by 2025 or sooner.

Employers need to refocus efforts to change employees’ behaviors by embracing best practices including auto-enrollment and auto-escalation.

Auto-enrollment, employer matching and re-enrollment are all strategies employers should embrace to help employees better save for their futures.

Employees who put money in their workplace 401(k) plans for 15 years straight are seeing significant gains, according to new Fidelity research.

Starting preparation a decade early could allow retirement to start on time.

Although the president-elect has not shared many details, advisers and other stakeholders see the ACA playing a big role early on.

Employees who put money in their workplace 401(k) plans for 15 years straight are seeing significant gains, according to new Fidelity research.

Workers’ savings hasn’t been a No. 1 priority for the President-elect, but he has vowed not to cut Social Security.

Although the president-elect has not shared many details, advisers and other stakeholders see the ACA playing a big role early on.

Workers’ savings hasn’t been a No. 1 priority for the President-elect, but he has vowed not to cut Social Security.

Tell clients in this situation to make sure they know key dates and review their statements to confirm the amounts are accurate.

Tell clients in this situation to make sure they know key dates and review their statements to confirm that the amounts are accurate.

Companies need to look at the entire scope of their workers’ monetary priorities before they can offer guidance, advisers say.

The average 401(k) balance gained for the second quarter in a row, inching up 2%, to $90,600. That amount is a 7% jump from 2015's third quarter and up from an average of $64,300 five years ago.

Employers need to talk to their financial adviser to learn whether his fiduciary relationship will be changing.