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Ninety million people have nothing saved.

The professional services firm has acquired Pension Resource Group Inc.

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services presents the findings of its Financial Stress Study.

Longevity misconceptions, changing American families and the rise of smartphones are vital factors in burnishing the industry’s image.

The characteristics and nuances of stable value products can vary, but all offer guarantees and principal protection.

The potential for disruption in the industry is an impetus for growth in retirement plan advisers’ businesses.

Participants in smaller DC plans especially are not getting the same resources as their counterparts in larger plans, according to a survey.

Cerulli Associates finds “fiduciary fears” are supporting flows into lower-cost, passive products, but many plan sponsors overestimate their ability to mitigate fiduciary liability through indexed investments.

April 30, 2016, is the deadline for employers using pre-approved retirement plan documents to sign an updated version of their 401(k), profit-sharing or other defined contribution retirement plans.

It covers service providers, administration, investments and plan governance.

Under the proposed DOL fiduciary definition, the types of information given to participants are restricted or permitted and the adviser’s compensation model will also be affected. Yet advisers...

This week brings new hires at LPL and Securian Financial.

New products and services this week include index crediting strategies from Voya Financial and the uptake of PFaroe by NEPC.

Employers cite several reasons they think employees don’t participate in their 403(b) plans, but it may come down to employees’ inability to save more.

The Republican-controlled House Financial Services Committee approved H.R. 1090, the “Retail Investor Protection Act,” for potential consideration by the floor.

Target-date funds can be an automated way to solve participant savings behaviors—unless they’re used incorrectly.

The organization claims most large employers do not use predetermined or “off the shelf” retirement plan documents.

Plan advisers should consider which fiduciary role they want to take.

Education is moving from away from a focus on investment classes and asset allocations to address the deeper, long-term values of saving. 

Trends in redesigning retirement plan investment menus to avoid participant inertia or overload.