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A survey said 87% of investors have a high degree of trust in their adviser, but a majority are dissatisfied with the fund industry.

A new research paper suggests a potential tie between biology and (apparently) irrational exuberance.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has launched two online resources to help companies and their older workers protect themselves from early retirement scams.

The Principal Financial Group has named Michael Driscoll as director-sales, Retirement and Investor Services.

The Online 401(k) added 15 new adviser relationships in the first quarter of 2008.

A newly released research study casts doubt on the traditional notion that calculations of a person’s retirement nest egg should take into account a post-retirement spending dropoff.

Financial Engines says that most plan participants who are automatically enrolled into the firm's managed account program stay with it.

Investors Capital Advisory Services (ICAS) added a new mutual-fund wrap program designed for advisers looking to provide clients with a low-cost/no-platform-fee alternative.

Defined contribution (DC) plans have grown to account for 46% of assets among U.S companies with more than $250 million in retirement plan assets.

The Hartford and Plan Administrators, Inc. (PAi) have created Solo db Life, a defined benefit retirement plan designed for business owners with less than 10 employees who need...

Asset manager Van Eck Global today launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in hopes of profiting from the growth of solar power.

Kravitz, a consultant in the design, implementation, and management of cash balance pension plans, announced its nationwide expansion with the opening of six satellite offices.

FundQuest, a managed account provider, has launched nine mutual funds as part of its new ActivePassive Funds family.

The Vanguard Group has unveiled the Vanguard Managed Payout Funds, designed to function much like an endowment by investing over the long-term to preserve or build capital while...

The majority of retirement plan expenses are paid by the plan sponsor, but many plan sponsors do not review the fees paid to their adviser, a recent survey...

Wealth Management Systems (WMSI) has announced that AllianceBernstein Investments will soon join WMSI’s Advisor Referral Network.

A Missouri Wal-Mart employee and participant in the company’s 401(k) plan has filed an excessive fee lawsuit against the giant retailer.

Putnam Investments has named Carroll Shipman as senior vice president, Regional 401(k) Sales Director for the Midwest region.

One in six Americans have not signed up for their company’s retirement plan because they don’t understand how it works, and 44% don't understand how an individual retirement...

Last week, the House Committee on Education and Labor passed the 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act (H.R. 3185).