Retirement income

Unlike a traditional defined benefit plan, these retirement vehicles place more of the volatility on the shoulders of the account holders.

Congress is considering seven bills, which if passed, would help Americans improve their retirement prospects.

82% of surviving spouses could have collected a higher benefit if they did things differently with their filing, according to a new report.

Six funds are actively managed, which may surprise plan administrators who think that index funds are the only way to invest.

States with unfunded public employee retirement obligations will have to rely on real estate property as their ultimate collateral to deal with the risk.

The right health insurance is all that’s needed to use this triple-tax advantaged savings account.

Many seniors who succeeded in retirement set their sights on becoming millionaires while they were young.

Clients will be better off using the income allocation strategy than the asset allocation approach when building a retirement portfolio, an advisor says.

Employers and employees both say programs are necessary to help manage debt and prepare for retirement, but participation still lags.

Many workers are not financially stable and not prepared for retirement, according to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, resulting in an increase in onsite financial programs.