Teacher pension benefits, like most other public and private retirement plans, have increased in cost over the last few decades. But because school districts often have to pay pension costs from a ...

Imagine you receive a fixed amount of money from your employer every month after you retire, enough to cover your living expenses. It’s almost like you’re still getting a paycheck. That’s how ...

Pensions are retirement plans that provide income for employees after they retire. Employers, employees or both may contribute depending on the specifics of the pension. Pensions have become much less ...

Fewer businesses offer traditional pension plans these days. Some programs still survive, particularly in the public sector. If you'd like to learn how a pension works, and even how to track down an ...

Saving for retirement is something we know we should all be doing, but knowing where to start can often feel overwhelming – especially with so many options to choose from. While workplace pension ...

What are salary sacrifice schemes and how do they work? - Speculation has mounted in recent days that salary sacrifice schemes for pensions could be curbed in the Budget.

One of the most common questions about retirement planning that we hear from readers is “how much should I pay into a pension?” It can be tricky working out the optimum pension contribution that will ...

In July 2012 the government announced its preferred solution to the proliferation of small pension pots, brought about by auto-enrolment. Against the aggregator model suggested by the industry, ...

For years, the barriers that kept women out of formal pensions seemed too entrenched to change. But a combination of ...