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Reducing plan costs and reevaluating the investment menu trail regulations for top sponsor concerns.

Movement in the effective interest rate decreased pension plan liabilities sharply during the second quarter of 2015.

One key to better engagement in the retirement savings effort is improving knowledge about how assets and liabilities accumulate, according to financial technology provider SmartAsset.

Asset managers and consultants alike continue to position their businesses for a rise in ESG investing.

Cetera Financial Group confirms plan to close J.P. Turner brokerage. 

Jamie Ohl leaves Edward Jones for Lincoln Financial Group; Daniel Caffrey joins The Retirement Advantage; Barbra A. Byington and Christopher Jarmush receive promotions at Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors; Brett...

A BlackRock analysis finds the cost of future retirement income dipped in the second quarter—the first substantial quarterly drop since at least 2013.

ERISA dictates a list of best-interest requirements when managing terminated plan participants.

A group of mostly Republican Congressional representatives are urging Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to scrap the current fiduciary rule proposal.

Find out how your home state performs in a new set of national retirement readiness rankings.

HelloWallet will become part of the Total Retirement Solutions platform in the fourth quarter.

But average account balances dipped slightly in second quarter, Fidelity says.

Energy bars? Check. Hand sanitizer? Check. Anxiety, anger, helplessness? Check again. When a car breaks down, most drivers experience a range of unpleasant feelings.

Although it is projected to become insolvent in 2034, researchers say a small payroll tax increase could save it.

The firms announced an “expanded array of defined benefit plan services” after nearly a year and a half of partnership on risk transfer services.

An online directory connects plan sponsors to advisers nationwide.

Three-quarters of Roth IRA investors opened their accounts with contributions only.

The two companies will handle all of the plan administration.

Many are looking beyond traditional savings vehicles to fuel their retirement, the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council says.

Advisers can use the HealthView Explorer app to spark conversations about health care costs in retirement.