More Americans Choose to Work in Retirement
Most Americans now think they will continue to work after they reach retirement age. Both financial and personal reasons have been factored into their decisions to delay retirement.
Gold-Plated Retirement?
In “The elderly are better off than advertised” Washington Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson attacks what he calls “selective and self-serving statistics” that have been cited by defenders of Social Security and Medicare. According to Samuelson, such statistics are used to oppose cuts in these vital programs and support an “outdated and propagandistic notion that […]
Labor extends date to comply with 401(k) fee disclosure rule
The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will give employers with 401(k) and other participant-directed plans more time to comply with a final rule requiring disclosure of fees and expenses of the investment options offered by the plans.
How to protect your 401(k) if you leave your job
You thought the hardest part about saving for retirement was figuring out the best place to invest your money? Here’s another head-scratcher: what to do with your 401(k) when you leave your job.
Fight heats up over DOL definition of fiduciary
As federal regulators put the finishing touches on a broader definition of fiduciaries, legislators and lobbyists are increasing their efforts to send it back to the drawing board.
Annuities in retirement plans remain rare
Years after they were first launched, in-plan annuities meant to help retirement-plan participants turn their nest eggs into regular income streams remain fairly rare.
Tough times cause second thoughts about retirement
Just how are people older than 50 doing with their retirement savings? In a recent survey sponsored by the AARP Public Policy Institute, things are not so rosy, even for those who were steadily employed during the last three years.
Baby Boomers Fear Retirement Years
Retirees and workers on the verge of retirement have many concerns about their continued financial security.
Retirement And The Recession: Savings Destroyed For One Out Of Four Older Workers, Says AARP Survey
Workers older than 50 are gloomy about retirement after getting beat up by the Great Recession, according to a survey released Tuesday by AARP’s Public Policy Institute.
Retirement under attack
Look out, people, Congress is launching an all-out attack on the retirement security of current and future retirees. Under the guise of cutting federal and state budget deficits, there is a an all-out assault on Social Security, Medicare and public pension plans – all programs that are central to providing economic well-being to millions of Americans. […]
Pension detectives help pin down retirement benefits
For 12 years, Joanne Parke was an auto delivery driver and yard foreman, helping shuttle hundreds of new Volkswagens, Porsches and Audis from the Port of Oakland. But 25 years later, when she applied for her Teamsters union pension, no one had heard of her.
Employees Win New Benefit Protections
A new Supreme Court ruling makes some of the most significant changes in laws governing employee benefits in nearly two decades, though groups representing employers and employees disagree over who really comes out the winner.
