Economic development has sometimes been described as a "three-legged stool." And while that description may have been a helpful way to visualize and understand the elements of economic development, ...

It’s a truism of retirement planning: Social Security was always meant to be one leg of a three-legged stool supporting retirees. Those legs include Social Security benefits, private pensions and ...

It used to be said that successful retirements are built on the three-legged stool of pensions, Social Security retirement benefits, and personal savings. This was a helpful metaphor to simplify our ...

For many years, Americans provided for their retirement needs through three sources: employer-sponsored pension plans, Social Security income, and savings and investments accumulated through employer ...

The three-legged stool of retirement planning has grown a bit wobbly over the years as fewer workers can rely on a pension during their post-employment years. But research has found that incorporating ...

Retirement planning is a lot like a three-legged stool, according to one expert. “The three-legged stool is your Social Security, your employer-provided pension, and your own personal savings,” ...