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The Supreme Court’s decision on employee stock ownership plans will likely impact clients offering, or thinking about offering, employer stock as an investment option.

A new Spanish-language version of the SmartPlan retirement educational program purports to be the first solution of its kind tailored specifically to the Spanish-speaking community.

Ask several different financial experts what it means to set up “buckets” for retirement income, and you may get several different answers.

Tax-qualified retirement plans run by small business owners must comply with ERISA—whether the sponsor is familiar with the landmark legislation or not.

Fidelity is taking issue with a recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminder to retirement plan sponsors about their duties to track participant loans and hardship withdrawals.

Nurses need financial guidance, Fidelity finds in a study, and when they use advice or education offered by their employers, about a third take a specific action, mostly...

A product released by Natixis Global Asset Management addresses individual investors’ worries about the costs associated with living longer.

The idea of “semi-retirement” has grown in popularity among working age people, but less clear is how to turn hope into reality when it comes to timing retirement.

A survey suggests there are some trust issues to overcome between individuals and financial institutions or advisers.

SEI Institutional Group announced the launch of two institutional funds created to align with the investment directives set forth by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

ShareBuilder 401k, a specialist in low-cost retirement plans built on exchange-traded funds, is waiving new plan setup fees from May 4 through May 17.

Advisers responding to the recent fiduciary proposal have “distinct and divergent viewpoints about the rule.”

Comments delivered by FINRA leadership suggest the financial industry regulator is pumping the breaks on its controversial CARDS initiative.

Many employees would meet with a financial professional if their employers offered that capability, a survey finds.

Morningstar says it has launched one of the first market-monitoring applications (apps) for use on the Apple Watch.

One advisory firm doubts the wisdom of relying entirely on indexed products and portfolios.

“[ADP/ACP failure] really depends on how long the plan has been in existence, and whether or not the plan administrator has had any experience running a 401(k) plan...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its schedule of Compliance Outreach Program seminars, given regionally in six cities this year.

U.S. Representatives Dave Reichert (R-Washington) and Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin) introduced a bill to encourage the creation of S Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plans (S ESOPs).

The cybersecurity of registered investment advisers (RIAs) is an important issue, says the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a guidance update.