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The funding ratio for corporate pension plans increased to 95% during the last quarter.

Everyone knows it’s smart to get physicals on a regular basis. Preventive care helps detect problems before they become a health crisis. 

Those in their early 20s carry just half the debt of those in their upper 20s, new analysis shows, but savings rates for both groups are decreasing.

The retirement industry is anticipating a fiduciary re-definition and rules about lifetime income illustrations for plan participants, but there is much more in the pipeline.

A federal appellate court has vacated a ruling about offsetting pension benefits and remanded the case back to a district court.

A good plan uses the right architecture, and the right architecture factors in steering the behavior of participants, a paper says.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is soliciting comments on a proposal to standardize and automate account activity and security reviews for its members.

The Supreme Court upheld the ruling of two lower courts in a case testing litigation limitations in plans covered by ERISA.

A number of states have released guidance regarding state income taxation for same-gender married couples.

Engaging plan sponsors in a meaningful dialogue to enhance the success of their retirement programs has never been more challenging.

Invesco PowerShares, a provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), will change the names and underlying indexes of 10 ETFs.

Witnesses during a U.S. Senate committee hearing argued that defined contribution (DC) plan design is key to solving the retirement crisis in America.

When compared with their spouses, married men are 58% more likely to be a couple’s primary contact with a financial adviser.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case raising fiduciary issues and questions about what constitutes prudent investment decisionmaking within employee stock ownership plans (ESOP).