Retirement Trends

Such rollovers from 401(k), 403(b) or 457(b) accounts were expanded this year to be open to any vested funds in a retirement plan that allowed them, but companies were awaiting clarification of the rules.

Fully 70 percent of all companies now offer various forms of education related to saving for retirement.

Seventy-one percent of adults under the age of 34 are the most likely to monitor their savings very closely after speaking with an advisor.

Most federal civilian employees hired beginning in January will contribute 4.4 percent of their pay to their pension plans under the House-passed budget bill the Senate is expected to approve this week.

The bankrupt city is expected to learn this week the value of roughly 2,800 of its pieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts when New York auction house Christie's delivers its final report.

The benefits package that an employer offers prospective employees is an important factor in their decision to accept or reject a job. In fact, a full third of employees say the benefits package is extremely important.