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Wells Fargo released its Retirement Optimism Index, which offers insight into what retirees and non-retirees think about the current interest rate environment and what’s to come.

Competing financial priorities are keeping people from saving for retirement what they know they should, a survey finds.

The first of two ERISA actions filed against Northrop Grumman in a California district court has been resolved, while the second is still pending. 

Advisers say that parents should still consider their own needs, even when putting a child through college is a priority.

Speakers at the 2017 PLANSPONSOR National Conference said changes may be coming to spur more creative lifetime income products and solutions for retirement plans.

Speaking at the 2017 PLANPSONSOR National Conference, a staffer at the DOL told attendees the agency is still looking for ways to make its fiduciary rule better.

Three long-time ERISA attorneys all agreed that there is just about as much retirement-focused litigation ongoing today as they have ever seen at any point in their careers.

Even with more innovative approaches to building menus, the experts agreed that workers today “will not be able to invest their way out of the major challenges they...

This is particularly true as investors age.

403(b) plan sponsors can now seek out providers of pre-approved plan documents to adopt.

Plan sponsors are shown how offering supplementary savings plans will profit key employees.

What programs are available to help when a plan error gets committed?

Plan sponsors need to take a closer look at the various components that determine the health of a plan in order to remain compliant with regulators and to...

Kicking off the 2017 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, the panel discussed key plan design features that can boost participant engagement.

What plan sponsors should know about health savings accounts (HSAs) before implementing them.

A Plan Sponsor of the Year discusses how to use technology to communicate with hard-to-access employees.

Pavilion Advisory expands consultant team; American Century Investments names head of ETFs; Deutsche AM expands equities portfolio management team; Lockton hires senior VP; Glenn Reed retires from Vanguard.

The concept of re-enrollment should be an exciting one from the perspective of plan sponsors—a strategy that adds another layer of control and sophistication to a defined contribution...

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would undo much of the Dodd-Frank Act’s regulations and the fiduciary rule.

Today, still only 23% of retired people draw a major portion of their income from DC plans; this figure will increase dramatically in the next 10 years as...