Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...

Defined benefit plans are often referred to as pensions. For employees who meet certain criteria in the workplace, these accounts typically pay out predetermined benefits in retirement. Here's a look ...

In my ongoing effort to educate people on how life insurance works, I seek out new analogies and examples on a regular basis. Along with others, I’ve written exhaustively about underperformance and ...

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Recent market volatility has increased investors’ appetite for strategies that lower risk. Enter defined-outcome exchange-traded funds, otherwise known as “buffer ETFs,” which claim to shield ...

Defined outcome ETFs offer investors a middle ground between traditional equity and fixed-income investments, helping provide downside protection and upside participation. Risk-averse clients and ...

Recent market volatility has increased demand for defined outcome ETFs, also known as target outcome ETFs, which offer downside protection in exchange for capped upside potential. These funds have ...

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Software-defined networking (SDN) is a network management technique that centralizes control of network appliances in software. SDN makes network management easier in two ways: it allows networks to ...

Like any good buzz phrase, “software-defined vehicle” is as straightforward as it is obtuse. If you’re trying to figure out what automakers and suppliers mean by this term — which was all over CES ...

Defined benefit plans guarantee a set retirement payout, reducing investment risk for employees. These plans are rare in the private sector, with employers bearing the majority of funding and risk.