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Participants with outstanding loans is also down from a year ago, according to ICI data.

For a significant number of benefit plan sponsors and participants, the successful effort to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act is still having an impact.

Most advisers feel they are making good progress on addressing the Department of Labor fiduciary rule, according to a Nationwide Retirement Institute survey.

Envestnet Retirement Solutions and HealthSavings Administrators LLC are rolling out a new solution to help advisers and their clients better utilize HSAs. 

Food for thought: If a person who is 15 years old were to start saving $50 a week and stay the course through age 65, they would very...

In addition, lower expected returns could double the required savings rate for DC plan participants in order to achieve a 75% income replacement rate in retirement, a white...

According to the compliant, the university failed to use the plan’s bargaining power, causing the plan to pay “unreasonable and greatly excessive fees for recordkeeping, administrative, and investment...

Society of Actuaries releases new research about economic scenario generators; and Nuveen announces online alternative investments platform.

 

Fewer than half (44%) of participants surveyed by Charles Schwab are confident making 401(k) decisions on their own, but 74% said they would be confident making 401(k) decisions...

A timely survey from Personal Capital suggests people who are registered with the Republican party are a little more likely to maintain a retirement savings account than Democrats—but...

Robo-advisers are growing by providing user-friendly, responsive and automated services to well-defined groups of investors. 

Among all generations, financial advisers are considered the most valuable source of financial advice, according to a study from Principal.

Northern Trust Universe data shows the second quarter of 2016 was the third consecutive quarter of modest positive returns for institutional asset owners, with returns clocking in just...

Data from the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index shows relatively vigorous trading activity by U.S. retirement plan participants. 

The law firm of Schlichter, Bogard and Denton has unveiled new ERISA litigation targeting the MIT, NYU and Yale University.

The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program has received a lot of positive press for bringing much-needed attention to a difficult policy issue—but others warn the program could...

Advisers have been in a “constant state of flux,” according to a quarterly Fidelity survey, but they are also “making sense of the range of short- and medium-term...

The appellate court voted to review en banc its previous decision in the excessive fee lawsuit.

A district court compelled arbitration for a spouse seeking the full benefits in her deceased husband's 401(a) and 403(b) plans.

In addition to cash payments, the settlement agreement also includes agreed upon provisions relating to plan administration.