Retirement Blog

Cash balance plans are increasingly popular among employers. If you’re offered one, here’s what you need to know.

Paying off the mortgage may make you feel good, but is it the smartest approach?

Employers are improving their stock purchase plans. If you are offered one, consider the deal.

A woman’s 1993 divorce decree stipulating her right to a share of her ex-husband’s pension benefits wasn’t enough to ensure that she would get them.

Would you choose a secure, low-yielding retirement investment over one with a risky but higher return? If you said “yes,” you’re among the majority.

The White House has proposed a budget that includes capping the value of tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts at about $3 million, a dilemma most of us won’t face.

Do you have nightmares about retiring and turning into a “bag lady”?

Consumers can still make 2012 individual retirement account contributions through April 15.

Using the chained CPI is one way to spread the pain of managing the budget deficit.

Changes are afoot to our retirement system, but some people are calling for radical changes to it, including abolishment of the 401(k) plan.