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Envestnet has unveiled a retirement income solution for registered investment advisers (RIAs) to help clients plan for retirement.

Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. has agreed to a $16.5 million settlement of an excessive fee lawsuit in federal court in Illinois.

I’m sure you’ve seen that commercial where a series of more-or-less everyday events and their price tags are presented.

Amid the continuing industry debate over getting workers to retirement versus through retirement, John Hancock has extended its target-date portfolio glide path for another 20 years.

The typical adviser receives more than 100 e-mails, mailings, wholesaler visits and internal sales desk calls every month from product providers—and that’s just from the firms they work...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly working on a final revenue procedure for Section 403(b) prototype plans that takes into account comments received.

Financial advisers might face challenges to help pre-retirees rebuild their savings, as most pre-retirees are not putting away more money or spending more time with their adviser.

Investors deposited a record $50 billion on a net basis into bond funds in September, bringing year-to-date bond fund flow volumes to $290 billion, according to Strategic Insight...

Citigroup is laying off 75 employees in its personal wealth management group, including branch-based financial advisers, according to Dow Jones.

Fidelity Investments has added resources to its ongoing effort to help investors better understand whether converting their retirement nest egg into a Roth IRA is the best move...

Brokers are switching firms at a slower pace, and the largest number still go to another wirehouse firm rather than a new advisory channel, according to the Discovery...

A U.S. House committee on Wednesday approved the Investor Protection Act, which would expand the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

New York Life Insurance Company has turned to Tom Johnson as head of business development for Retirement Income Security.

Half of employers now offer workers outside investment advisory services, including advice, guidance, and/or managed accounts, according to Hewitt Associates.

Memphis-based First Mercantile has named Grant Boucek as regional sales director for its new Mid-South region.

In a memo to Tribune Co. employees announcing a new retirement plan, Chief Administrative Officer Gerry Spector said the company's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) likely will be...

SEI Advisor Network’s new Service Delivery Initiative aims to help advisers with electronic proposal generation, statement and account level reporting, and transaction automation.

A survey suggests many Americans might prioritize being connected technologically over being connected intimately. 

National Investment Managers, a nationally-based and regionally-operated retirement plan administration and investment management company, has agreed to acquire a book of approximately 500 balance-forward (not valued daily) retirement...

ING has reached an agreement to sell three of its U.S. independent retail broker/dealer units—which make up three-quarters of the ING Advisors Network—to Lightyear Capital LLC.