Market-Moving Indicators for Monitoring Europe

If you've struggled to make sense of the ongoing European debt debacle, you're not alone. It's difficult even to keep track of all the pieces of this financial Rube ...

Retirement Rules of Thumb

Because retirement rules of thumb are guidelines designed for the average situation, they'll tend to be "wrong" for a particular retiree as often as they're "right." ...

Of Taxes Past, Present, and Future

With the 2011 tax filing season behind us, much attention is being paid to the expiring "Bush tax cuts"--the reduced federal income tax rates, and benefits, ...

What happens to my retirement benefits if my employer goes out of business?

If your employer goes out of business, any retirement plan your employer sponsored will be terminated. If the plan is a 401(k) or other defined ...

What is the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation?

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal agency created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to help protect pension plan ...