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Four bond exchange traded funds (ETF) from The Vanguard Group featuring expense ratios of 0.11% began trading Tuesday on the American Stock Exchange.

Barclays Global Investors has appointed Sue Thompson, formerly of Vanguard, as the National Sales Manager of the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Team for its iShares business in the...

A new study suggests that unless an individual begins saving before age 35, they are in serious danger of facing a significant drop in lifestyle when they retire.

A federal judge threw out an antitrust lawsuit against dozens of insurance brokers and insurers at some of the largest U.S. firms by policyholders who claimed that the...

AIG Private Client Group has rolled out a new insurance program designed to help protect the personal assets of highly compensated individuals.

Still River Retirement Planning Software Inc. has released a retirement planning tool for individuals who are approaching retirement or already retired that provides advice based on a wide...

Sooner or later in your career, you are exposed to the 80/20 rule or, as purists term it, the Pareto principle.

Sooner or later in your career, you are exposed to the 80/20 rule or, as purists term it, the Pareto principle.

Married men and women participating in a recent survey agreed that the top two reasons for turning to a financial adviser are to prepare for retirement (58% of...

A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that workers need to better prepare for the growing deficit from federal programs and the declining coverage of employer-provided...

This is the first in a series of eight columns, appearing the first Thursday of each month, by Matt Smith, managing director of retirement services with Russell Investment...

Overall participation in tax-favored retirement plans remained stable at 50% between 2000 and 2003, a participation rate slightly less than in 1997, according to a new report from...

Looks like Bill Gates will have to 'shop around.'

AXA Distributors is launching a new advertising campaign in an effort to help advisers who sell annuities spur interest in retirement savings among their clients.

WisdomTree Investments has created a business unit focused on delivering exchange traded funds (ETFs) to the 401(k) marketplace.

Prudential Financial, Inc.’s mutual fund family JennisonDryden has named Michael Rosenberg, formerly of Goldman Sachs, as its senior vice president to lead Prudential’s mutual fund expansion in the...

A new white paper released by Franklin Templeton Bank & Trust provides guidance to advisers about using directed trust services to retain management of assets of affluent baby...

Securian Financial Services has unveiled a managed account product that uses exchange-traded fund (ETF) index investments along with strategic and tactical asset allocations.

XShares Advisors LLC announced that two more of its HealthShares ETFs began trading Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

MassMutual Financial Group is expanding its presence in the retail retirement accumulation and retirement income market with the creation of MassMutual Retirement Income (MMRI), which integrates the firm’s...