In Practice

An Insured Retirement Institute (IRI)-sponsored report suggests Hispanic Americans continue to disproportionately face financial hurdles in preparing for retirement.

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) found the number of sponsors offering investment advice is on the rise.

After rising for five years, the average 401(k) retirement account fell 24.3% in 2008, according to an analysis of participants in the Employee Benefit Research Institute/Investment Company Institute...

Most Americans plan to work as long as they can, and are investing their retirement money without the help of a financial adviser, a Bankrate survey found.

A new by the Principal Financial Group found that among the 75% of plan sponsors jobbing out the recordkeeping for their nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans, 92% are...

More than three-quarters (79%) of affluent investors are satisfied with their financial adviser, according to a new quarterly survey by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

It’s been a challenging year, but independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) are optimistic, according to a quarterly survey by TD AMERITRADE Institutional.

Despite the ongoing economic turmoil, a poll taken for National Payroll Week found that the majority of those polled have not disturbed their 401(k) deferrals since September 2008.

Teamwork: It can be both helpful and challenging, according to panelists at the PLANADVISER National Conference.

Before advisers or financial institutions, Millennials turn to their parents and friends for financial information.

Retirement plan education delivery is moving away from the vendor—representing a big opportunity for plan advisers, noted panelists at the PLANADVISER National Conference.

Four-in-10 surveyed New Jersey plan sponsors use a financial adviser to help educate employees, while 33% do not provide any help in educating employees regarding their 401(k) plans....

An Aon Consulting survey indicates employers are taking a wait-and-see approach before changing their retirement programs.

Wirehouses can bring scale and product innovation to the retirement plan adviser—and pay the electricity bill for you, noted Ed O’Connor, managing director at UBS Financial Services.

At the PLANADVISER National Conference, a panel of big names in the independent advisory space discussed why independence might be a good choice for retirement plan advisers.

While many investors still do not understand the features of a Roth IRA or know about the conversion opportunity just months away, most said they would look to...

It’s often said that freedom comes with a price, and for some financial advisers, the price is worth it.

Forty-one percent of defined contribution assets are controlled by consultants, with the majority of these assets in large plans with more than $500 million in assets, according to...

Americans of all income levels and ethnic groups look on the spending and saving changes they have made in response to the economic turmoil of 2008 and 2009...

Rules barring participants from making 401(k) contributions for six months after taking a hardship withdrawal should be eased to help employees more quickly recover a more substantial retirement...