Retirement planning

High-yielding investments come with a significant risk, as exemplified by exchange-traded funds that own energy master limited partnerships.

With $47 billion in assets and 138,000 U.S. employees signed up, the company's Voluntary Investment Plan landed the No. 2 spot on the EBN list of large plans.

These businesses with 1,000-plus actively enrolled employees hold the biggest end-of-year net assets.

High-yielding investments come with a significant risk, as exemplified by exchange-traded funds that own energy master limited partnerships.

Investors should understand that market volatility will remain a risk to their portfolio, and investing in low-volatility funds does not guarantee protection.

Employers express concern about offering 401(k)s, but looking to offer them.

Men and women approach saving for their post-career lives differently and advisers must adjust accordingly.

Investors should understand that market volatility will remain a risk to their portfolio, and investing in low-volatility funds does not guarantee protection.

MDRT member Brian Ashe urges advisers to help retirees plan for paying bills once the regular paychecks stop coming.

Investors should rebalance their portfolio, consider investing in foreign markets and avoid trendy ways to minimize risk. Find out what they shouldn’t do.

Charles Schwab creates waves with its new series of target-date funds.

With $47 billion in assets and 138,000 US employees signed up the company's Voluntary Investment Plan landed the No. 2 spot on the EBA list of large plans.

Investors should rebalance their portfolio, consider investing in foreign markets and avoid trendy ways to minimize risk. Find out what they shouldn’t do.

Retirees who opt to manage their investments are advised to streamline their portfolio maintenance into a process that they can roll out toward the year's end.

They are working at ages when their mothers were retired. Expect the trend to continue, experts say.

Retirees who opt to manage their investments are advised to streamline their portfolio maintenance into a process that they can roll out toward the year's end.

Charles Schwab creates waves with its new series of target-date funds.

Many fear that they will feel alienated and irrelevant after they retire, become a burden to their families, or their surviving spouse will go on retirement alone.

Many fear that they will feel alienated and irrelevant after they retire, become a burden to their families, or their surviving spouse will go on retirement alone.

Starting early and investing more consistently will help employees reach their retirement goals.