Low Interest Rates: Bad news for Pension Plans?

The current low interest rates have pushed a number of major US companies into shoring up their corporate pension plans with large infusions of cash in order to keep their pension programs afloat. Since the funds used for bailing out troubled pension plans come...

Retirement “Myths” – or Truths?

Lists of retirement “myths” – erroneous beliefs about planning for retirement – pop up fairly regularly in financial news. Though each list offers a different number of myths to worry about – five, seven or even ten or more – the goal is the same: to increase...