Few people refer to their 401(k) as a “defined contribution plan.” In fact, many people appear to perceive a 401(k) or for that matter a 403(b) plan as an “investment plan.” Many employers view their ...

It’s a pooled risk (or target pension) plan in the U.K. where both the employer and employee contribute Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a ...

A defined benefit plan is funded and managed by an employer. A defined contribution plan is managed and funded by employees and boosted by employer contributions. Many or all of the products on this ...

On Dec. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court hosted the oral arguments for a defined-contribution case, Hughes v. Northwestern University. The court previously has adjudicated other defined-contribution suits, ...

A tithe is defined as one-tenth of one's income. Tithing refers to the act of giving a tenth of one's income to a religious organization on a voluntary basis. Businesses and individuals are allowed to ...

I was recently speaking to a friend who just got a new teaching job and was offered a one-time choice between enrolling in a traditional defined benefit pension plan or receiving a match in a defined ...

It's been 15 years since the Pension Protection Act was signed into law, and the nation's retirement landscape has changed drastically over that time. That change is due in no small part to what was ...

Defined benefit plans ensure a fixed retirement payout, reducing investment risk for employees. Employers bear the cost and management of defined benefit plans, unlike 401(k) where employees ...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies' report revealed more than four in ten of those in their 50s and early 60s with defined contribution pension pots had "no idea how to access their savings". The IFS ...

A majority of corporate defined contribution plans expect to boost real asset allocations in the next two years, according to a global survey released by Aviva Investors on Jan. 29. As defined ...