A new plan seeks to alter eligibility criteria for pension-linked emergency savings accounts for millions of Americans.

You know what's wild? Most Americans work their entire lives contributing to retirement plans, watching those balances climb ...

Americans increasingly use 401(k)s as emergency funds, not retirement savings, exposing flaws in U.S. retirement policy and ...

As traditional pension plans have largely disappeared over the years, many Baby Boomers heading into retirement today will by relying on cash balance pension plans instead. Understanding how to make ...

Parsing the benefits of a pension vs 401(k) plan can be challenging, as these income-replacement vehicles are two very different animals. A pension is a regular, predictable, and guaranteed monthly ...

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Germany’s cabinet approved plans for a state-subsidized retirement savings account for youngsters, part of a broader push by ...

This type of account offers triple-tax benefits, and is especially useful after you turn 65. And the great part is that you can open it well before retirement age.

Christian Brothers Services is asking Catholic institutions to sharply increase their pension contributions to cover the shortfall — a cost some say they cannot absorb.

Do you know where your retirement savings are invested? When I looked into mine, I discovered that parts of it ran counter to ...