Retirement planning

Preferred stocks are good candidates for retirees' investment portfolio as they provide regular income that is greater than the interest payments from a corporate bond.

Unison Advisors' Nir Kaissar explores why these plans — 'an indispensable tool for insuring that workers have a comfortable experience in their twilight years' — are failing.

Investors are better off having target-date funds than balanced funds as TDFs provide broader diversification and focus on minimizing risk.

Many American couples don’t share even basic financial details of their retirement savings account, beyond the fact that they have one, new survey finds.

Investors are better off having target-date funds than balanced funds as TDFs provide broader diversification and focus on minimizing risk.

Tips to get ready for the Oct. 14 changes from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Many people have the misconception that Social Security will become insolvent over the next 20 years.

Many people have the misconception that Social Security will become insolvent over the next 20 years.

Unison Advisors' Nir Kaissar explores why these plans — 'an indispensable tool for insuring that workers have a comfortable experience in their twilight years' — are failing.

The America Saves program encourages people of modest incomes to save and build wealth. The group’s director of investor protection Barbara Roper explains why employers should get involved.

Though people who belong to both parties express optimism about their financial futures, the vast majority don’t think they have planned well for their end of work lives.

States and large cities can more simply establish their own retirement programs for private-sector workers under new rules, which are aimed at expanding the number of Americans with access to tax-advantaged savings accounts.

The department also proposed a rule to permit cities to create retirement savings plans

For one strategy, clients should create income streams that have built-in protection, such as Social Security and long-term insurance.

Millennials and baby boomers fret over how they will pay for their golden years and are eager for answers from employers.

For one strategy, clients should create income streams that have built-in protection, such as Social Security and long-term insurance.

Plan sponsors need to be especially focused on not only the expenses they pay, but also how they pay them, says columnist John Ludwig.

As has been well-documented, the federal program is in danger. So what kinds of changes will be required to keep these benefits afloat?

A proposed 22.3% increase in Medicare Part B premiums, if approved, will automatically be deducted from retirees' monthly checks.

Focusing on these retirement plan options can provide an opportunity to engage executives in strategic planning with less compliance burdens.