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Richard Palmer begins today as the Chief Investment Officer at the SageView Advisory Group based in Irvine, California.

Scout Investment Advisors, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, has agreed to acquire Reams Asset Management Company, an investment management firm specializing in fixed-income products.

A federal judge in Oklahoma has cleared a 401(k) plan administrator of wrongdoing in a dispute over whether the employer should be forced to repay the participant for...

A new study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research provides the strongest evidence yet that moderate drinking can make you live longer.  

Ancora Advisors has rolled out Open Architecture 401K products offered through Source Companies

A federal court has given preliminary approval of a settlement that would resolve lawsuits alleging breaches of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by Washington...

In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the National Association of Independent Retirement Plan Advisors (NAIRPA) calls for “focused disclosure” of target-date funds and said that...

The First Command Financial Behaviors Index reveals that average monthly savings solely for health care costs during retirement climbed to $245 in July, up 42% from a year...

Hand Benefits & Trust Company has selected Blue Prairie Group LLC (BPG) and Target Date Solutions (TDS) as managers of the SMART Fund target date collective investment trusts.

 A recent national survey of full-time workers by The Hartford Financial Services Group found the overall number signing up for life insurance benefits increased from 64% in 2009...

Some 89% of respondents to a recent poll said work/life balance is an issue in their lives, including 54% who termed it a "significant problem."

A survey by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies released this week shows a grave lack of understanding about retirement planning among working women, but highlights a willingness to...

 As rough a month as August was for the markets – and this one was the worst since 2001 - September has a tendency to be even rougher.

Older workers’ confidence in their ability to retire comfortably has rebounded modestly in the past year, although confidence levels remain well below those prior to the financial crisis.

 MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has released data for the second quarter, but didn’t find much sign of movement, despite the tumultuous markets.

A Cogent Research report shows advisers gravitating more towards Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and away from the industry leader, iShares.  

Huntington Funds announced that the Huntington Rotating Markets Fund's (HRITX) investment strategy has shifted from the global market segment to large cap, focusing specifically on the U.S. Dow...

The Charles Schwab Q3 Retirement Survey finds 54% of baby boomers ages 50 to 60 do not expect to delay their planned retirement date, despite the recent challenging...

The MetLife Mature Market Institute is offering its “Retirement Readiness Workbook,” a free tool to help people prepare for and transition into retirement smoothly.

Ford Motor Co. will provide free financial advice to retirees and employees as part of an agreement to settle a lawsuit claiming the company should not have offered company...