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Jim Brockelman will rejoin John Hancock Retirement Plan Services as national director, mid-market.

BPAS, a provider of retirement plan administration services, launched the “Retirement Gap Report” report to help clients assess the overall health of their retirement plans.

3(38) advisers are not the answer to America's retirement savings crisis.

If advisers want to score satisfaction points with their female clients, they need to deliver holistic advice and become active listeners.

A Yale Law School professor known for making waves in the retirement industry released a study arguing plan sponsors tend to establish investment menus that encourage underperformance.

Asset management firm State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) says its SPDR Barclays 0-5 Year TIPS ETF began trading this week.

The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) investment committee unanimously adopted a resolution supporting widespread industry use of pension share classes (P-share classes).

We live in a time where advertisement-length attention spans are the norm.

Investors around the world contributed almost $1 trillion in net flows to investment funds during 2013, similar to levels observed in the preceding year.

A U.S. House leader has introduced a sweeping tax reform bill that has many in the retirement industry alarmed about its proposals concerning retirement plans.

The cost of purchasing pension buyout annuities from an insurer remained level during January, at 108.5% of the accounting liability, but the cost of maintaining the liability ticked...

Wells Fargo Retirement has named Betsy Hammond as head of its Nashville-based retirement benefits consulting division.

The investment options are unfamiliar to a third of plan participants and the wide variety of choices is confusing, which can mean an opportunity for education and advice.

Even with stronger earnings and savings rates than the general working population, an analysis from Fidelity Investments shows many physicians face the prospect of steeply reduced income in...

While many older employees say they are delaying retirement, the delay rate is lower than in previous years, says a new survey.

Changes in bond market conditions and institutional portfolio strategies are driving the largest U.S. investors to add more exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—especially those built on fixed-income investments.

Financial professionals often suggest a 4% annual withdrawal rate for retired workers living off accumulated assets, but one service provider is pushing a more sophisticated approach.

More than half of Americans (52%) say their annual tax refund is slated for necessary expenses such as loans, credit cards and other household expenses, a survey says.

Witnesses during a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing shared issues and proposals policymakers should consider to ensure the retirement security of low-income workers.

During a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing, a Treasury official discussed details and the intent of the myRA proposal.