Retirement planning often comes down to one big question. How much money will you really need to maintain your lifestyle once the paychecks stop? Many experts point to the "80% rule" as a simple ...

One of the most common concerns among retirees is running out of money. That’s understandable given the consequences of doing so. Pensions can alleviate a large portion of that risk and its associated ...

For most of our working lives, retirement can feel like a theoretical concept. But if you have five years or less to go until ...

What Are Retirement Savings Benchmarks? Retirement savings benchmarks refer to the standards or goals individuals should aim to achieve by a certain age or point in their lives in terms of the amount ...

Employers offer an array of benefits to attract and retain employees, and helping workers save for retirement is one of the most common perks. The two main types of retirement plans are 401(k)s and ...

We’re all told to save into a pension, but there’s widespread confusion about how to take an income from our savings and ...

About the author: Jason J. Fichtner is executive director of the Alliance for Lifetime Income’s Retirement Income Institute, and chief economist at the Bipartisan Policy Center. This year marks the ...

The first step is to track down any old pensions from previous jobs, you can do this by contacting that company’s HR ...

A friend of the family sought my advice. When starting his first real job, he faced an unusual (although not unique) decision. He could join his company’s pension plan, or he could establish a 401(k) ...

HELENA - Here are a couple of examples provided by the Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration to illustrate the pension issue: Ms. Early Retiree, born Jan. 9, 1957: If she retired Sept. 1, ...

A reader is starting to think about their retirement planning and wonders what the advantage is to moving their pensions ...