Retirement Plans Morphing as Defined Benefits Fade for New Workers
As of May, 30 percent of Fortune 100 companies offered a defined benefit plan to new salaried employees, down from 37 percent at the end of 2010 and 83 percent as recently as 2002. How are employees reacting to this change in their total compensation?
Public plans tout 20%-plus returns for fiscal 2011
The 20%-plus investment returns for fiscal 2011 keep rolling in for public pension plans.
Chilean miners get lifetime pensions, but …
A smile came to my face when I first saw the headline, Lifetime pensions awarded to 14 of the trapped Chilean miners. Of course the miners deserve pensions. After all, they were trapped underground for nearly three months! But then I remembered that there were 33 miners stuck in that mine. So less than half […]
Few Baby Boomers Financially Prepared For Retirement
They may long to give up their daily commutes and have wide-open schedules, but far too many baby boomers are largely unprepared to leave their jobs, according to a new report by the Insured Retirement Institute.
Pensions: Take a Lump Sum or Not?
New rules will mean smaller pension payouts next year. Get it right the first time. There are no do-overs.
Retirees Increasingly Depending on Social Security
Social Security is the largest source of retirement income for a growing share of Americans
Why 401(k) plans will fall short for most Americans
It’s time to end the fraudulent notion that 401(k)-type plans are adequate retirement vehicles for most Americans.
Forget the market: We can’t afford to retire anyway
7 Steps to Take When Inheriting a Retirement Account
We recently got a question from someone who wanted to know what to do with an inherited retirement account.
Retirement Plans Don’t Have to Give You a Cash Option
The recent wild swings of the stock market had a lot of investors seeking the safety of cash, at least temporarily. One Bucks reader wrote to lament that the retirement plan offered by his former employer, a large not-for-profit institution, lacked what he deemed suitable options for putting investments in cash.
Providers get a jump on retirement plan fee disclosure
Say DOL regulation falls short by failing to cover general costs
For Many Seniors, There May Be No Retirement
When Angela Gregor’s mother became ill and needed long-term care in the 1990s, Ms. Gregor tapped her individual retirement account for funds and stopped making contributions. Then came the tumultuous stock-market ups and downs of the past decade, dealing the IRA another blow.
