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RLP Capital, Inc., has launched The Green 401k, which offers more than 130 socially responsible mutual funds, as well as over 8,000 traditional mutual funds.

The NASDAQ Stock Market offers a new Web resource center for financial planners.

Curian Capital, LLC, a provider of a fee-based wealth management platform for financial professionals, has added two strategies to its Custom Style Portfolios.

ING's U.S. operations, which merged its annuity and rollover businesses to form ING Financial Solutions last year, has added what it said is a simpler, lower-cost variable annuity...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is conducting an audio forum on its new determination letter program for qualified plans.

For all the fuss about fees, a recent friend of the court filing by the Department of Labor reminds us that it’s not just what you...

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has filed an amicus brief asking the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a trial court's dismissal of a class...

The Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) and Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. (BPAS) have announced the creation of the IMANA Multiple Employer Retirement Plan Trust.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a distribution of nearly $185 million to more than 800 mutual funds that were affected by illegal market timing by...

The value and number of securities class-action settlements increased in 2009 from 2008, according to "Securities Class Action Settlements: 2009 Review and Analysis," an annual report by Cornerstone...

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), joined by the American Benefits Council, have filed a friend of the court brief urging the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to...

A study prepared for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) found that nearly 72% of workers in small companies have no retirement plan available.

Fewer Americans are saving for retirement and many still aren’t saving at all, according to a survey commissioned by online investing firm Scottrade.

Rick Wedge of of Novato, California-based Northgate Benefits, an NRP member firm, has been named the 2010 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year and The Prince Group in Indianapolis,...

Rick Wedge, Northgate Benefits, an NRP member firm (Novato, California)

The Prince Group (Indianapolis, Indiana)

The Hartford said it has expanded its team of sales consultants who serve the investment needs of defined contribution plans "as part of a broader strategy to continue...

Fidelity Investments' annual Retiree Health Care Costs Estimate indicated a 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $250,000 to pay for medical expenses throughout retirement, not including nursing...

A recent study found that many Americans, particularly in some ethnic groups, are kept awake by problems such as financial concerns.

MetLife Resources, a division of MetLife, has made available IRS Form 5500 filing services to its 403(b) clients.