A 401(k) plan is a tax-advantaged retirement account offered by many employers. There are two basic types—traditional and ...

A defined benefit plan is a retirement option where the benefits paid on retirement are calculated using a fixed formula. The formula is typically based on the employee’s salary history and the number ...

Adoption of Roth, after-tax and catch-up contribution options varies, sometimes dramatically, across plan sizes. Defined contribution plan sponsors have to make decisions about what types of ...

Participants in 401(k) plans and other defined contribution retirement plans may soon have the opportunity to invest their plan accounts in a variety of high-risk and potentially high-return assets.

Alternative asset managers have long been looking for ways to get their strategies into defined contribution plans and the portfolios of retail investors — and for good reason. Data from Bain & Co.

This column has been modified to correct the amount of the required contribution for Janet's DB plan. Minimizing taxes isn’t always the best idea. Rich found this out the hard way. You may have heard ...