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Research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that automatic enrollment of participants in 401(k) plans is likely to be most beneficial to young and low-income workers,...

A federal court has ruled that Medtronic Inc. did not breach its fiduciary duties by continuing to offer company stock as a retirement plan investment during a period...

Richard P. Slaughter Associates, an Austin, Texas-based wealth management firm, has launched a new division that will provide 401(k) services to small and mid-sized companies.

The law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC, announced it is investigating the investment of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., retirement plan participants' and beneficiaries' assets in company stock.

In addition to the financial concerns of retirement, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Baby Boomers have fears of discrimination and dependency on others for care, according to...

The Standard has announced the appointment of four new pension consultants to its Retirement Plans Sales team.

Unum has released a new series of educational videos to help Spanish-speaking customers learn about its employee benefits products and services.

A new service called 401(k) Rekon aggregates and lists resources offered to financial advisers by 401(k) plan providers.

It seems there are plenty of bosses who might not mind if you watch some NCAA March Madness in the office.

When it comes to reading, most affluent seniors don’t want to snuggle up with a lengthy description of their investments, a new survey suggests.

Fidelity Investments has created a Client Experience organization within its institutional division in order to meet the “evolving demands” of independent advisers, broker/dealers, traders, and family offices.

Collective trust funds (CTFs) are experiencing a renewed interest over the last few years in the defined contribution landscape, according to the latest retirement-focused research from Cerulli Associates.

Data from Charles Schwab shows that more people are rolling 401(k) savings into an individual retirement account (IRA) when leaving a job.

Investors have recovered their bullishness towards equity markets, but are shifting their focus away from Europe and into the U.S. and Japan, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch...

A COUNTRY Financial survey revealed that 41% of respondents are more confused about how to save for retirement after the recession.

Vanguard is adding to its family of 30 actively managed stock funds the Vanguard Explorer Value Fund, which focuses primarily on stocks of small and medium-sized U.S. companies.

Callan Associates’ Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) has new features and data in its reporting platform.

An Illinois-based retirement plan consulting firm has introduced a Fiduciary Fitness Review for plan sponsors.

Retirement plan advisers looking to help participants (and plan sponsors) find a retirement income solution have another option to consider.

Fee-based retirement advisers can now work with Paychex Retirement Services, which previously only worked with commission-based advisers.