Defined Benefits

The pension reform amendment would help the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. remain solvent by letting ailing multiemployer pension plans cut retiree benefits.

Congress will vote Thursday on a $1.1 trillion spending plan that includes a provision to help out the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Opponents say it'll hurt retirees.

Supreme Court decisions, crackdowns by the Department of Labor and a shift in the political balance of power were among the big stories on the retirement front. And 2015 promises even more.

College faculty and staff are better prepared for retirement than the general population, according to a new TIAA-CREF survey.

Detroit asked to end its record $18 billion municipal bankruptcy, a request that may be fulfilled by days end.

The Urban Institute's Build Your Own Pension Plan allows policymakers and researchers to plug in proposed changes to compare how they might influence their finances and benefits.