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.