Like fax machines, telephone booths, cassette tapes and typewriters, company-provided employee pension programs have all but been eliminated. Companies are encouraging employees to look at retirement saving programs in different ways. “Employer-sponsored retirement plans are the main conduit for employees ...

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More and more retirement savers have their entire 401(k) account in just a single mutual fund, and investment advisers are fine with it. Last year, for the first time, more than half of Vanguard’s 4.6 million retirement account participants were ...

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Many company 401(k) retirement savings plans could use a swift kick into the 21st century, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. A number of longtime 401(k) plan designs fail to reflect a new, more mobile ...

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The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to make it easier for participants in employee retirement plans to challenge companies' investment decisions that eat into retirement savings.

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A Chicago law firm files lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines and Boeing, and other items in this week's Law Blog Roundup.

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Maryland businesses with at least five employees could be required to offer a payroll-deduction retirement plan under legislation being considered by the General Assembly.

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A complicated, frustrating and costly issue for small business owners is only going to get more so.

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Your options in managing assets that you inherit from a loved one's qualified retirement plan may depend on the type of plan in question — for example, 401(k)/403(b) plan or IRA — and your relationship to the deceased.

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While 401(k)s are still where most people keep most of their retirement savings, many of us don’t pay much attention to how they are doing until an event like a change in jobs prompts us to take action.

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If you recently inherited retirement assets from a deceased loved one, it is important to pay attention to IRS rules that govern this type of bequest. Your options in managing this money typically depend on your relationship to the deceased ...

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