In Practice

More U.S. companies are formalizing plans to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) plans.

Edward Jones created FORCES last year to provide training and a compensation package to smooth the transition to a financial services career for veterans.

A new poll reveals employers who sponsor equity compensation plans have an important part to play in educating employees.

Regulatory changes and expectations of increased competition are redefining registered investment adviser (RIA) practices around the U.S.

The key to satisfaction with a formalized financial plan may simply be to write one, a new Spectrem Group research report shows.

Plan advisers should stress the importance of communication and planning, signaling that retirement is a time of empowerment—not a dismal single life event.

Past and current business relationships can help bring in new clients.

Retirement plan advisers can assist people after retirement with rollovers and sensible spending strategies, a Vanguard paper said.

The first half of 2013 saw little change in saving and withdrawal activity among employer-sponsored defined contribution (DC) plan participants, an Investment Company Institute (ICI) study found.

It can improve participants’ portfolio construction, asset allocation and also participant outcomes. So what should advisers tell reluctant plan sponsors about auto re-enrollment?

The number of hedge funds employing lockup periods during which investors must wait to reclaim assets shrunk in recent years, according to research from eVestment.

U.S. households are showing the same reluctance to take on investment risk that they did after the 2008 financial crisis, a study found.

Retirement plan participants need more education about contribution deferral limits, according to a recent survey.

An expanded third-party administrator (TPA) network is in the works for ASPire Financial Services LLC.

The Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. hopes to onboard independent third-party administrators (TPAs) through a new sales program offering exclusive territories and support tools.

A new study by John Hancock found that employees’ biggest retirement-related concern is the financial risk of rising health care costs.

The right metrics and valuation strategy can help defined contribution (DC) plan investment committees cut through the complexity of evaluating target-date fund (TDF) performance.

A new survey by Aon Hewitt revealed that employers are boosting efforts to help their employees save for retirement.

U.S. workers hold almost half of their investable assets in low- or no-return cash strategies, potentially jeopardizing retirement readiness in an effort to avoid risk.

Health benefits costs will continue to increase despite the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and in some cases, because of it, according to Sheldon H. Smith,...