In Practice

A survey by AXA Equitable found that Americans who work with financial professionals are more confident about their ability to invest in equities.

The recession has taken a toll on small-business owners' retirement savings and personal health, according to a new survey.

Retirement plan advisers can use industry resources and social-networking tools to gain new plan sponsor clients.

Wells Fargo and Bank of America (BofA)’s Merrill Lynch plan to add more brokers to catch up to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

A survey conducted by MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division found differences in how men and women like to invest, and where they like to go to for advice.

While $1 million is frequently referenced by Americans as a standard level of retirement savings for average families, a new survey finds most registered investment advisers (RIAs) do...

A new survey from AARP suggests that—regardless of political persuasion—Americans age 50 and older want 401(k) providers to explain their fees.

Once again, 401(k) participants that were inclined to rebalance their accounts tended to chase the market.

The labor-force participation rate is increasing for Americans ages 55 and older as they are faced with higher health costs and economic losses, according to a study published...

Fidelity Investments' 401(k) highlights from 2009 showed that many participants recouped much of their losses from 2008.

Mercer's outsourcing business saw a 40% increase in participant requests for calculations of their estimated defined benefit (DB) account values in 2009 versus 2008.

More than half of independent advisers said their clients have modified their expectations of retirement lifestyle or plan to delay retirement, according to a survey by Curian Capital,...

A recent study found that retired households receiving financial advice had more assets after a 10-year period than households that did not.

Investors are leaning on their advisers to help them with the college savings process, a survey by The Hartford indicated.

A study affirms the idea that defined contribution (DC) plans could end up with differing plan design features and results depending on the choice of service providers such...

Some fund managers offer better Web tools for advisers than others.

Less confident of their employees’ ability to sock away a sufficient retirement nest egg, mid- to large-sized companies in a new Hewitt Associates survey said they plan to...

401(k) participants took positive savings actions within their retirement savings plans in Q4 and throughout 2009, according to the latest quarterly report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Now that the storm has subsided, independent advisers are putting more focus on their business, such as marketing and technology, according to a survey by TD AMERITRADE Institutional.

Top custodians said they attracted more advisers to independence in 2009.