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The SEC this week voted to propose rules to enhance operational transparency and regulatory oversight of alternative trading systems—and the activities of brokers using them. 

EBRI research shows households do, on average, spend less once they reach retirement, “but not all households, and not in the same ways.”

Salary increase projections from human resources firms are flat.

What are European nations doing to prepare their citizens for when the income stops? Two experts offer some observations and suggestions.

Staunchly supporting the DOL’s fiduciary proposal, the Financial Planning Coalition calls out recent legislative stall tactics.

Pre-retirees who work with an adviser are more likely to feel confident about retirement than those who do not, LIMRA research finds.

For some clients there are major potential benefits in converting pre-tax retirement plan accounts to a Roth account. For others it’s a pretty bad idea and can lead...

ERISA attorney David Levine offers a few thoughts about the potential road ahead for auto-IRAs and state-run open MEPs for the private sector.

One career actuary tells PLANADVISER unrelenting increases in PGGC premiums belie a lack of forward-thinking policy and are more likely to harm than help overall U.S. retirement readiness. 

American investors wish they were doing a better job, and on top of their financial wish list is building up an emergency fund.

Industry insiders are divided on whether this is a good idea.

States offering retirement planning solutions to private-sector workers got their first look at a few highly anticipated (and increasingly controversial) pieces of regulatory guidance this week. 

Men are likelier to kick back and relax about saving and investing, where women exhibit higher levels of anxiety.

Health savings accounts can be used much like defined contribution plans to save for retirement, and the key to growth is investing them.

Gen Xers pinballing between unrealistic retirement expectations and paralyzing uncertainty need an adviser who is understanding and empathetic.

Volatility and geopolitical challenges aside, experts at one ERISA-focused law firm are hearing more frequent inquiries from qualified U.S. retirement plans about investing in domestic Chinese markets.

After much back and forth, an appellate court has finally dismissed a lawsuit against State Street Bank and Trust Company over its handling of the employee stock ownership...

Pensionmark debuted a variety of new and enhanced adviser deliverables aimed at improving and streamlining various business, investment and client service processes. 

A new ICI study finds nearly one in three Millennial households owns mutual funds.

The Internal Revenue Service is implementing new market rate of return rules for hybrid pension plans.