Retirement planning

More younger workers are prioritizing saving for their post-work years and contributing as much as they can to their 401(k)s — and making sacrifices to do so.

Giving employees the right tools and advice can help to address the retirement savings gap, Mercer says.

Advisers need to view themselves as more than just the overseers of plan compliance and administration and step up as the champions of a competitive organization.

A recent trend has seen DB plan sponsors transferring a portion of their plan obligations to insurance companies through the purchase of annuity contracts for the benefit of affected participants.

Giving employees the right tools and advice can help to address the retirement savings gap, Mercer says.

Factors such as increased longevity, income inequality and pension-fund shortfalls have caused Americans to be in a worse position for their post-work years.

Clients should work together with their spouses and plan as a couple to develop a Social Security claiming strategy that will maximize their retirement benefits.

The Kentucky firm wants plan sponsors and participants to better understand their retirement options.

Seniors are advised to withdraw from taxable and other retirement accounts before taking distributions from their HSA.

Employees will have more money in retirement if they contribute to the right savings account.

The government should tax the health insurance that employers provide to employees to generate revenue to fix Social Security's financial woes, says Harvard professor.

The Kentucky firm wants plan sponsors and participants to better understand their retirement options.

With the help of SmartDollar, employees have paid off $522,000 in debt and saved $568,000 over two years.

Employers' 401(k) matching contributions this year are likely to reach 4.7% of worker's pay, up from 3% in 2009.

A bill repealing rule moves on to House floor, while appropriators seek to block funding for the measure.

Employers' 401(k) matching contributions this year are likely to reach 4.7% of worker's pay, up from 3% in 2009.

To avoid paying high fees, retirement savers should ensure that their plan administrator is a no-load fund company and avoid overpriced house funds.

Americans are more worried about retirement, and they're getting less help saving for it.

With the help of SmartDollar, employees have paid off $522,000 in debt and saved $568,000 over two years.

As the gig economy takes off, freelance workers lag behind fully-employed colleagues when it comes to financial benefits.