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An analysis of Fidelity-administered accounts reveals how much more retirement savings are accumulated for investors with both an individual retirement account (IRA) and 401(k).

Steve Dunlap was hired as an associate at Pension Planning $olutions Inc., a firm that provides fiduciary guidance for retirement plans.

Many defined contribution (DC) plan investors lack key information that could help them plan for their retirement. 

In 2011, 18% of Vanguard retirement plan participants held extreme asset allocations—10% with only equities and 8% with no equities.

Putnam Investments named Scott C. Sipple as head of investment product management and development. 

Open-end mutual funds had their strongest long-term flows in nearly two years with an estimated $44 billion in February inflows.

Jeffrey Carney will head Charles Schwab’s retail branch network.

BMO Institutional Trust Services initiated a Retirement Readiness program to help employers better prepare employees for retirement.

The 22nd annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), found workers’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement is stagnant at...

Jon Prescott has been named president of CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Inc.  

Kevin J. Callahan joined Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. in a new position as senior vice president and director, institutional clients.  

U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $15 billion in net inflows in February 2012.

A survey by Mercer found that 41% of organizations with assets below $500 million are considering investment outsourcing. 

Invest n Retire, LLC has been a big proponent of using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in defined contribution (DC) plans, and now it has data to support its stance.

Michael Turgeon was appointed managing director of Advisor Services for FiPath.