Retirement

Public employees will pay more toward their pensions and some will work longer before retiring to spare New Hampshire taxpayers under legislation headed to Gov. John Lynch for signature.

Behavioral economics research discovers “common sense” 401k plan policies are more myth than reality. What can plan sponsors do to help improve their plans – at least from their employees’ perspective?

I’ve talked to dozens of HR pros who tell me one of their biggest concerns these days is having employees who can’t retire because they haven’t saved enough. It seems to be growing clearer three years after the recession that this could be a potential black hole for plan sponsors.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to raise state employee retirement costs to fill budget gaps has stalled in the House amid questions about whether the bill should be considered a payroll tax hike on workers.

High gas prices, failure of the government to control the federal deficit, and persistently high unemployment has soured the attitude of workers toward investing, a poll released Thursday says.

An advocacy group for retired public employees in Washington said Tuesday it is considering legal action to challenge the removal of cost-of-living increases in a state pension plan.