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Retirement investing is at the top of the financial to-do list for affluent Americans, according to Bank of America’s latest Merrill Edge Report.

Aon Hewitt has launched DC Nexus, a web-based solution for defined contribution (DC) recordkeeping clients and their advisers.

As rising debt levels push aside retirement savings, access to financial education and advice may be part of the solution.

Merging the goals of personal and professional finances can improve a business owner’s chances of preparing adequately for retirement, a new report shows.

In support of National Save for Retirement Week,  ADP offers tips to help small and midsized business owners engage Generations X (employees  between ages 30 and 50) and...

ING Financial Partners (IFP), a registered broker/dealer and one of ING U.S.’s component companies, named Thomas Halloran as the firm’s president, effective November 18.

Inflows to equity strategies remained strongly positive in September, clocking in at $40 billion for equity mutual funds and ETFs.

The complexity of alternative investments prevents many financial advisers from advocating their addition to client portfolios, despite the diversity and volatility advantages alternatives can confer.

The effective retirement age for Social Security is now 70, according to a new research brief from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

Northern Trust has launched a new iPad application (app) designed to provide executive-level users with performance, exposure and risk information they need.

Mutual of Omaha’s retirement plans division has added LPL Financial’s retirement advice and education solutions to its 401(k) products.

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During National Save for Retirement Week, advisers might meet with their plan sponsors to consider advice for plan participants, who generally take positive action afterwards.

The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) has relaunched its IRIonline.org website.

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) made several recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about proposed regulations for plan filings on magnetic media.

Employees, especially Baby Boomers, are facing a shortfall when it comes to their retirement savings, a survey found.

Growing levels of student loan debt could force today’s college graduates to retire more than a decade beyond the current average retirement age.

We have reached an inflexion point in America.  Boomers are pouring into retirement age at a pace of 10,000 per day.

BPAS, a provider of retirement plan services in partnership with financial intermediaries, added Brian Nicholson to its sales team as a relationship manager and external wholesaler.

Lingering financial strains exacerbated by slow economic growth continue to push middle class workers’ priorities away from retirement savings and towards monthly expenses, according to the 2013 Wells...