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Tampa, Florida-based 401k ASP has announced a name change, which the company said will better reflect its expanding product lineup.

Celebrity affairs can cost more than just a marriage, new research suggests.

A Savannah, Georgia, attorney has pled guilty to obstruction of justice related to a U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) investigation of the retirement plans of his law firm.

Fitch Ratings has released the criteria rating report titled “Investment Manager and Alternative Funds Criteria.”

Affluent and millionaire investors are heading into the New Year with sinking investment confidence, according to a monthly survey from Spectrem Group.

Employees of a Georgia county near Atlanta have had their 401(k) employer match cut back as part of a broad cost-cutting effort.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Houston-based broker with engaging in “unauthorized and unsuitable” trading on behalf of two Florida municipalities.

As 2009 nears its end, it looks like it will be a good year for many equity indexes.

A new report suggests the majority of available financial planning tools are still not effectively addressing the wide range of individual issues related to retirement.

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., said the mutual funds of Wasatch Funds have been added to its retirement plan platform.

Ponzi was a huge buzz word in 2009, during which we saw almost four times as many investment scams fall apart as in 2008, the AP reported.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is telling investors to watch out for green energy investment scams.

An analysis of retiring participants from one public pension plan suggests they do not understand the value of life annuity payments.

Capital Guardian, LLC, added The Locke-Cassells Group to its Charlotte, North Carolina, office, the company said.

The Discover Small Business Watch survey for December found that 62% of small-business owners report having a financial plan for their retirement

The self-proclaimed “Sam Spade of Money Management” is taking a former client to court.

After imposing a withdrawal queue on distributions from a real estate fund, The Principal Financial Group now finds itself targeted with a participant lawsuit.

New Jersey's public pension funds spent $166 million on brokerage commissions, advisers' fees, and other administrative costs during the last fiscal year, including $5 million it didn't need...

Michael Vick’s former financial advisers won’t be working with ERISA plans anymore.

Like most Americans who have health insurance (and most do), I’m reasonably happy with what I already have.