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Witnesses called out regulations that hurt Americans retirement savings—the fiduciary rule, among others—and made recommendations for new rules that...

Even though Fidelity Investments found women are more successful than men at saving and investing, women still desire financial help.

Plan sponsors can provide participants with a variety of tools to help them determine whether they are on the right track to retire on time.

Wisdom Tree Unveils Fixed Income Strategy; Fidelity Launches ESG Index Funds; and Envestnet Offering 3(38) Investment Service to TIAA Clients.

However, the overwhelming majority have not tried to figure out the expense.

The lack of retirement savings could in part be due to prioritizing short-term financial considerations, a survey suggests..

Those who have received an inheritance have more positive feelings about retirement.

Outside of Social Security benefits, Americans are looking to 401(k)s and IRAs to fund most of their retirement.

The complaint describes in detail guaranteed investment contracts offered by the Principal to retirement plans, which plaintiffs suggest permitted conflicts of interest and prohibited transaction.

In April, a federal judge found First Bankers Trust Services Inc. liable for causing an ESOP to overpay for shares of the company’s stock.

A new bill introduced by Senate minority Democrats, seeking to protect ERISA exemptions for state- and city-run retirement plans for the private sector, would likely be made redundant...

The firm is expanding third-party access to the Portfolio Advisory Service at Work solution, a fiduciary managed account offering, to independent retirement advisers and recordkeepers.

Providers introduce plan health assessment tools: One is part of a suite of financial wellness solutions, and one offers an assessment that includes plan compliance measures.

Despite retirement industry suggestions that Americans should draw down less income in retirement, a paper suggests older Americans are not spending enough to live their retirement dreams.

“Although more women are taking the reins of their household finances, divorce and widowhood remain significant roadblocks to achieving true financial security,” according to a new study from...

The firm says surveys of employers, employees, third-party administrators, and financial advisers informed its digital enhancements.

The latest survey from Gallup finds that most U.S. employees prefer to work post-retirement, rather than needing to. 

While several claims were dismissed, several were allowed to move forward.

The most popular practice management programs this past year dealt with Social Security and managing portfolios in light of uncertainty in the markets.

Of this group, 58% obtain professional financial advice.