Getting a lump sum to invest sounds like a good problem - and it is - but it can also feel like an anxiety-inducing puzzle.

Buyout decisions have become increasingly common for those with a pension plan. If you get this offer, the most important questions to deal with include when you would you receive the payout, and how ...

As you approach the age to file for Social Security retirement benefits, you might be intrigued by the option to receive a six-month lump sum payment. This choice allows you to collect up to six ...

Learn what annuities are, how fixed, variable, indexed, immediate, and deferred annuities work, and how they can help provide steady retirement income.

A few weeks ago, my former employer offered me a check for nearly $44,000. If I take it, I’ll have to give up a monthly pension of $423, scheduled to start at age 65.

We all have regrets. But for people who claimed Social Security early and now wish they hadn’t, there’s a do-over solution that can reverse an early claiming decision and result in larger future ...

A Redditor is deciding between a $130k lump sum or $945/mo payments for the rest of his life. Follow 24/7 Wall St. on Google By Marc Guberti Published Mar 5, 9:19AM EST This post may contain links ...

When companies are restructuring, they may offer some employees an early retirement package with severance pay and other incentives. Finishing work early in return for a lump sum of cash may seem like ...

In recent years a major focus for employers has been pension risk management. For those companies that sponsor a traditional pension plan, one of the most common strategies is offering a “lump sum ...