Author name: Alyssa Key

A pension savings plan (PSP) is a workplace retirement account funded through automatic payroll deductions, usually sweetened by an employer […]

Uncle Sam doesn’t retire when you do. If withdrawals are sequenced poorly, taxes can claim 10–30 ¢ of every retirement

Yes—a profit sharing plan is a type of defined contribution retirement plan in which only the employer makes discretionary contributions

Ask five investors who keeps their IRA paperwork straight and you’ll hear five different answers. Bank? Broker? “Some custodian somewhere”?

A hybrid pension plan is an employer-sponsored retirement program that blends a traditional defined benefit pension with a defined contribution

Employee retirement benefits are employer- or government-sponsored programs designed to replace a worker’s paycheck once the paychecks stop—think 401(k)s, pensions,

Your asset allocation during the final stretch before retirement—roughly the last five to ten years—acts as the bridge between decades

Open a 401(k) statement and you’ll spot a line item named “Target Date 2055 Fund” or “Balanced Fund” even if

A 401(k) qualified plan is an employer-sponsored retirement program that meets the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA requirements, unlocking tax-deferred

A plan administrator for health insurance is the person or entity legally on the hook for operating an employer’s group