Employee benefits

The new federal regulations will allow, but not require, 401(k) fiduciaries to take environmental, social and governance principles into account.

As the U.S. recovered from the Great Recession, poorer Americans saw their retirement assets not grow, but decline. What went wrong?

A new Fidelity report showed that despite the pressures of inflation, most people with 401(k)s kept contributions steady in the third quarter.

A young engineer in Providence faces two choices for a lifetime of retirement saving. Advisors weigh in.

While the new 10-year rule slams heirs, it may also afford some increasing largesse.

Financial professionals do a good deal of sleuthing tracking down old retirement accounts for clients.

An anxious father with a disabled child considers the unthinkable: Withdrawing his entire retirement plan.

Since most Americans rely on the workplace for their retirement savings, employers are poised as an essential resource for helping people manage financial turbulence.

The classic guideline emerged in the '90s as a simple template for retirement spending. But in an age of plummeting stocks and soaring inflation, can it still work?

Thanks to new adjustments from the IRS, Americans can put significantly more savings in their 401(k)s next year. But will they?

In a twist, recent class actions blame 401(k) advisors for not putting investors' money into higher cost, better performing investments.

A soon-to-retire woman wants to travel in her golden years but needs an aide to look after her mother. Will Medicare chip in?

An IRS proposal has spawned confusion about whether non-spousal heirs to Roth plans need to take RMDs before draining the accounts after 10 years.

Ignore the stigma of borrowing from your retirement plan — a life raft for cash crunches — but be aware of the rules.

Beneficiaries won't get hit with a 50% penalty for not making withdrawals in 2021 and 2022 — an unexpected move by the IRS. But questions still remain.

Although putting money into alternative assets is already legal, some hesitate to do it because of perceived legal pitfalls.

The two retirement giants are collaborating on a new program to make the transfer of savings automatic.

As stocks slide, public pensions are feeling the pain, leaving city governments to pick up the slack.

Lauren Uranker, managing director of corporate relationship management at Goldman Sachs Ayco, discusses trending financial benefits in an uncertain economy.

Plan sponsors will need to pull together details involving non-discrimination testing and government reporting, as well as recordkeeping and pre- and post-transfer documentation.