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Bobby Layne, the Hall of Fame quarterback for the Detroit Lions, once described the perfect plan for generating an income in retirement: “The secret to a happy life,”...

TopRetirements.com released its list of the 10 worst states to retire. 

Castle Rock Investment Company (CRIC) hired Molly Vogt Noyes as a consultant.

Lincoln Financial Group named Donna MacFarland chief marketing officer of its Retirement Plan Services business.

A paper suggests that lowering deferral limits to 401(k)-type plans wouldn’t make much dent in the U.S. budget deficit and could result in workers not saving.

Companies continue to shift away from stock options and other “appreciation” awards toward a greater emphasis on full-value awards in their equity compensation plans.

Kidder Benefits Consultants acquired Lane & Associates and created a new entity called Kidder-Lane Actuarial Services LLC.

The Taft-Hartley Services team of BMO Institutional Trust Services named both Scott A. Hockenberry and Tyler Clark as vice president/relationship manager.

EPIC Advisors Inc. hired Darouny Vongphachanh as a client service specialist.

The average total plan cost for a small 401(k) plan (100 participants) is 1.3%. 

A federal appellate court has found that a profit-sharing plan must pay back more than $1 million in assets wrongly transferred from a participant’s account, even thought it...

 Allianz Global Investors Capital (AGIC) is offering investors managed volatility investment strategies designed to lower expected portfolio risk while achieving above-benchmark returns. 

Reliance Trust Company’s Retirement Strategies Group appointed Danny Streiff to its national account sales position.  

Strategic Insight (SI) reports investors withdrew an estimated net $22 billion from stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in December. 

Franklin Templeton Investments launched Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Real Return Fund for U.S. investors.