Viewpoints about Retirement readiness
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What's the difference between Social Security and a pension?
When you retire, the money you live on may come from different sources: Social Security, your 401(k) plan, IRAs, and an employer pension plan. Pension plans and Social Security benefits can pay you a steady income like your paycheck did when you worked, but that’s where the similarity generally ends.
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What to know when your defined benefit pension plan terminates
Defined benefit (DB) pension plans date back to the United States Revolutionary War and continued to grow in popularity into the 1980s. Since then, more companies are cutting DB plans. Know your options for handling your benefit if your employer decides to terminate yours.
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Does income replacement really measure retirement readiness?
Income replacement ratios can make appropriate benchmarks for 401(k) plan decision-makers, but participants might want to use a more personalized measure in planning for retirement.
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Three participant realities—and ways to improve your next retirement readiness assessment
Inspired by the research in our “State of the participant 2021” report, here are three observations on what retirement plan savers are going through today—and next steps you might consider to ease their journey going forward.
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