Retirement

Retirees should ensure that they take their first required minimum distribution from their tax-deferred retirement account in the year they reach 70 1/2 or face a 50% penalty.

The digital payments platform is partnering with micro-investing app Acorn to help employees manage investments.

More small employers are embracing the retirement option for employees.

Employers who teach workers about money matters can profit from increased employee satisfaction and productivity levels.

In September, the inflation rate was 2.23%, slightly higher than the proposed Social Security increase. So realistically, recipients "will not be better off at all."

It’s a retirement adviser’s job to counteract improper advice from clients’ well-meaning but unqualified colleagues.

More small employers are embracing the retirement option for employees.

Employee Benefit News, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, lists leading pensions and 401(k)s.

These young workers are seeking financial security, student loan repayment options and electronic enrollment notifications.

Those who leave the workforce can maximize the tax benefits by donating a portion of their IRA assets directly through a qualified charitable distribution