Retirement planning

In their search for financial security, younger insurance policyholders are finding what they need in whole life insurance policies.

Despite positive performance from “risky asset markets,” the typical U.S. corporate pension plan saw its funding ratio drop by 1% thanks to the drowning effects of high rising liabilities, a new study claims. In a Friday analysis, UBS Global Asset ...

A recent study shows that the gap between what Americans need for retirement and the amount they saved up is $6.6 trillion

Thirty-four percent are increasing their monthly savings.

Four in 10 workers are planning to delay their retirement, according to a survey of 9,100 employees by Towers Watson. Sixty-eight percent of older workers said they were making the delay to keep healthcare coverage, and 61% blamed the decline in their 401(k).

Financial planners can be the difference between a successful retirement and a difficult one, according to FinancialPlanners.net.

Rydex/SGI annual benchmarking study finds majority of those surveyed are using alternatives in client portfolios.

The Internal Revenue Service is getting the word out to employers about a provision in the recently passed Small Business Jobs Act that allows them to amend their 401(k) or 403(b) plans to allow participants to transfer an eligible rollover distribution into a Roth 401(k) or 403(b) account.

Many pre-retirees have “no idea” when they will be able to retire.

A closer examination of why (and why not) annuities belong in a 401(k) plan.

The Great Recession and increasing concerns about the future of Social Security have led Americans to find new ways to build retirement income, according to a new survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

New survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that Americans are becoming more proactive with savings

Auto enrollment in defined-contribution plans is replacing lost boomer assets.

According to a survey, employees want companies to take a more proactive hand in helping them save, which could help advisors gather more assets.

As a bipartisan commission figures out ways to reduce the deficit, it makes no political sense to touch the government insurance program.

Retirement is being rejected by a new breed of wealthy workers.

Meet the "Nevertirees": Sixty percent of wealthy individuals globally plan to never retire.

There’s a lot of debate right now about whether putting annuities in 401(k) plans is a good idea or not.

Can baby boomers really save the economy, and are they responsible for it breaking down in the first place?

Tools and education guide investors on rolling over an IRA.