Discover the emotional journey of retirement through six stages, from planning and celebration to reorientation and finding ...

Plan sponsors are increasingly seeking solutions that provide enough retirement income for the most participants, but powerful forces can sidetrack progress toward that goal. Retirement assets also ...

A retirement letter serves as an official declaration of your departure from a job, giving your employer ample time to find a replacement or allocate your duties elsewhere. This strategy ensures a ...

Office of Personnel Management officials hope a new document for federal employees planning their retirement will reduce frustration with the complicated and often lengthy process—and maybe help ...

Several years ago, my wife and I attended a “preparing for retirement” seminar. After the session, my wife turned to me and asked, “how do dumb people retire?” I was caught off-guard by what appeared ...

Planning for retirement can seem complicated, intimidating and completely overwhelming at first. But by taking just a handful of small, simple steps, anyone can pave a path to the retirement of their ...

There are various reasons why an employer may decide to terminate a retirement plan, such as changes in company structure, financial difficulties, or shifting employee benefits priorities. Regardless ...

Many federal employees dream about the day they can start their life after government. If this is your year for retirement and you’ve already set a date, then it’s time to begin the process of ...

As employee benefit advisers, financial advisers and insurance agents, our job is to help employees prepare for a financially secure retirement as seamlessly as possible. For plan sponsors, this also ...

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the decisions you need to make when you’re preparing for retirement. So, let's talk about toothpaste. That's a more manageable topic than retirement, right? Imagine ...

But there is one more area they should be considering: the rollover process for retirement plans. Advisers should be prepared to discuss both the benefits and drawbacks of rollovers from a company ...