Financial advisers are optimistic about both their business and the economy, yet think the priority of the next president should be bolstering the weak economy.
When home equity and government assistance are taken out of the picture, the snapshot for retirement looks much bleaker, according to a new study from Barclays Global Investors...
The use of independent advisers by millionaires has grown, with 26% of millionaires now working with such advisers, compared to 22% last year, according to a survey by...
Eighty percent of investment consultants expect to increase their defined contribution (DC) business in the wake of the pension fund crisis, according to Cerulli’s 2007 survey of investment...
Responding to findings of its recent Family Matters study, the MetLife Mature Market Institute has made available tips on making the right choices for retirement based on family...
A newly released research study casts doubt on the traditional notion that calculations of a person’s retirement nest egg should take into account a post-retirement spending dropoff.
One in six Americans have not signed up for their company’s retirement plan because they don’t understand how it works, and 44% don't understand how an individual retirement...
Despite all the talk about the declining U.S. economy, a recent survey of financial advisers found that 63% of financial advisers are bearish over predictions for U.S. economic...
Two blue-ribbon private-sector committees have released lists of best practices for hedge fund investors and asset managers, according to a government news release.
Worker confidence in being able to afford a comfortable retirement decreased over the past year by a rate unmatched in the 18 years of the Retirement Confidence Survey,...
About half of employees want their employers to provide retirement advice and almost as many (44%, increasing from 30% last year) would like to receive access to general...
Four in 10 American adults (41%) are holding off on major life decisions – including retirement - either because they are financially strapped or worried about the U.S....