Retirement income

The good news is that this new estimate from the Government Accountability Office is slightly better than prior years.

Parents should have a smart plan on how to help their adult children returning to their home without putting their own retirement at risk.

As an alternative to placing restrictions on lump sum withdrawals, employers could provide retirees more distribution flexibility.

Only about 20% of Americans know the amount of contributions they can make to their 401(k) plan, according to a new study from TD Ameritrade.

Dental expenses can eat away a considerable amount of retirees’ savings, but these costs are important to prevent health complications and other medical expenses.

This automatic option requires employers to analyze tough issues like human behavior and inertia.

The insurer is trying to help workers improve their savings habits. (Spoiler alert: It’s not just about retirement.)

There are a lot of options — and potential missteps.

Heavily weighting any single stock has the potential to make a portfolio more volatile.

The U.S. is one of the few countries that doesn’t have paid family leave, and it can cause families hardship around the time of a birth, says an expert.

The Trump administration unveiled its proposed budget that includes provisions that would enable Medicare beneficiaries to contribute to a health savings account.

The employer added a retirement savings match in January for its more than 300 U.S. workers.

Seniors will face a 20% penalty on top of income taxes if they withdraw funds from a health savings account for non-medical expenses before the age of 65.

Not having a full understanding could hurt workers’ retirement prospects by causing them to possibly miss out on their employer’s match or not reducing their taxable income as much as possible.

The company joins a growing number of employers offering student loan repayment in conjunction with retirement benefits.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is facing a $54 billion deficit for insuring multiemployer plans in unionized industries, says the GAO report.

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

The worst thing investors can do is panic and sell.

To qualify for this feature, clients should have reported a minimum amount for at least 11 years.

For many workers, moving assets from old 401(k)s into a traditional IRA may not be a smart move. One reason: IRAs often don’t offer stable value or guaranteed fund investment options as do most 401(k)s.