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Correspondents offering input to the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) about revisions to 401(k) fee disclosures said that educating plan sponsors and participants about fees was important but...

In-plan investments that provide guaranteed income should be used as part of an overall allocation strategy, garnering only about 15% to 30% of a deferral, said Joseph Eck,...

We don’t have a large yard, but it’s big enough to be “unruly.″

We don’t have a large yard, but it’s big enough to be “unruly.″

Morgan Stanley has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the investment bank of discriminating against black and Latino employees in its retail brokerage division since 2002.

Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has announced the launch of the iShares S&P World ex-U.S. Property Index Fund on the NYSE.

EPIC Advisors, Inc. announced it will now offer retirement plan investment management services as part of its suite of retirement plan products.

Nine U.S. equity investment styles posted negative returns in July, with greatest drop coming from SmallCap 600, according to Standard&Poor’s.

MetLife Resources and MetLife Securities, Inc have entered into a new alliance with ProManage, LLC, a registered investment adviser that specializes in providing managed accounts services for 401(k),...

Two-thirds of active international equity portfolios outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index return of 10.7% for the first six months of 2007, according to consultant InterSec Research.

Great-West Life&Annuity Insurance Co. (GWLA) has agreed to acquire Franklin Templeton Investment’s 401(k) recordkeeping business, the firms announced.

Financial advisers frequently view their role as helping others—but that role appears to be unappreciated, at least relative to other professions.

More than eight in ten (83%) 401(k) participants acknowledged they actually do not know how much they pay in fees and expenses associated with their plan.

The fourth of seven ineffective habits of retirement plan advisers

What would broker-dealers do with an extra $100,000 to invest in their businesses? Spend it on technology.

John Hancock Funds recently launched a new retirement portfolio calculator on its Web site.

A federal judge presiding over a lawsuit against the Principal Financial Group over its 401(k) revenue sharing arrangements has cleared the way for the case to be moved...

Just after the introduction of a new bill regarding 401(k) fee disclosures, another House Committee is gearing up for hearings on the issue.

About 57% of U.S. households should be able to live comfortably in retirement if they work until age 65 and buy annuities with their retirement nest egg, a...

The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds went up slightly by $1.6 billion to $11.39 trillion in June, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).