While pensions have become less common in the private sector, there are still jobs that provide this valuable benefit. Government, public-sector and unionized employers are all likely to offer ...

Defined benefit (DB) pensions are having a moment. Following IBM’s IBM recent announcement that the company will resume offering a pension plan to its employees, there is much speculation that other ...

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 ...

About 50 million workers lack access to employer-sponsored retirement plans, a hurdle to setting aside money for old age.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently emailed over 2 million federal employees an offer to pay eight months of salary in exchange for resignation. Initiated by the newly launched ...

While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to retirement savings, financial advisors tend to recommend stashing 10% or more of your pre-tax income Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Mallika ...

Jonathan Ponciano is a financial journalist with nearly a decade of experience covering markets, technology, and entrepreneurship. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

Ashley Donohoe is a personal finance writer, Financial Planning and Wealth Management Professional and Certified Financial Education Instructor based in Cincinnati. She covers banking, loans, ...

Pension plan funding has improved steadily since the Great Recession, according to Aon data. A pension's so-called funded ratio is one gauge of plan health. It measures a plan's assets versus the ...

The quality of pension systems available to workers varies greatly across the globe. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension ...

How much money are you going to have to live on in retirement? Perhaps, just like one in five Britons, you do not know. This is not a surprise since there are so many shifting factors, or risks, to ...