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RBC Capital Markets has introduced a benchmark index for investors in U.S. Treasuries with bonds rebalanced on a daily basis.

Most mutual fund investors did not abandon stocks during the market decline of 2008 to 2009, but, unlike previous recoveries, have not shown considerable interest in adding to...

In February, registered investment advisers’ (RIA) confidence in the economy and stock market was down 2% from January, according to Rydex|SGI AdvisorBenchmarking.

More investors are focused on growing their retirement savings rather than protecting it, according to a survey by Charles Schwab & Co.

The U.S. Department of Labor has sued a trustee of the Westra Construction Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security...

There might really be a difference between “dog people” and “cat people,” new research suggests.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is introducing a tool to its 401(k) plan sponsor clients designed to monitor and score the "financial wellness" of employees enrolled in their...

Financial education provider Financial Finesse reports that employees focused more on short-term financial concerns in 2009 than on long-term savings.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has announced plans to introduce its new RetireSmart participant statement later this year.

More than seven-in-10 (72%) workers over the age of 60 who said they are putting off their retirement are doing so because they can’t afford to retire financially,...

Mercer reported that as of year-end 2009, nearly 70% of defined contribution participant balances have returned to levels prior to the stock market declines of 2008 and early...

Americans with a financial plan are especially likely to save their tax refund, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index.

Independent broker/dealer LPL Financial Corporation has promoted Derek Bruton, national sales manager, Independent Advisor Services (IAS), to managing director of the company.

A federal court has ruled that a sponsor of an employee stock ownership plan did not breach its fiduciary duties by amending the plan to force terminated employees...

Russell Investments has announced the schedule for its annual index reconstitution process, which it says will “capture and reflect the past year’s shift for equity markets globally.”