Vanguard’s chairman emeritus weighs in on the market, retirement planning and the long-term impact of the pandemic.

In many, but not all, instances, a trust is a better option than naming an individual.

Plans have both fiduciary requirements and practical motivations to make timely delivery of vested benefits.

The number of people who received retirement benefits from the Social Security Administration rose 900,000 to 46.4 million in March, the smallest year-over-year gain since April 2009.

The unprecedented surge in shares and home values during an economic crisis is easing the retirement path for those who have savings and investments.

The retirement funds of the top 100 U.S. public companies, with combined assets of about $1.8 trillion, have ratcheted up their fixed-income allocations to a record level.

With pooled provider options slow to develop, some industry participants are cautious about PEPs’ prospects.