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The majority of American retirees (73%) say they will hang on to their homes rather than sell or downsize, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

Rydex Investments has announced the availability of eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Invest n Retire retirement plans.

Morgan Stanley and two Boston-based employees were charged by Massachusetts’ top securities regulator for improperly sifting though job posting Web site CareerBuilder.com to find customers, including potential sources...

Nearly one-quarter (23.2%) of people between the ages of 65 and 74 were in the labor force in 2006, the highest number in three years and an indication...

A booklet from Putnam Investments is expected to help individuals analyze their current retirement savings, figure out whether they are on track and, if they are not on...

Employees enrolled in Countrywide Financial Corp.’s 401(k) plan claim that illegal actions by those overseeing the plan led to millions of dollars in losses during a recent stock...

Low-income workers are expected to see the greatest increase in their 401(k) accounts as a result of the automatic increases allowed by the Pension Protection Act of 2006,...

Mercer is the new brand identification for Mercer Human Resource Consulting, effective immediately.

Hewitt Associates has established a U.S. Defined Contribution (DC) Consulting practice.

Newport Beach, California–based PIMCO announced Tuesday that the former head of Harvard University’s endowment is returning to help run the Golden State money manager.

Wachovia Securities Financial Network (WSFN) has announced it will provide comprehensive practice valuations (a 60+ page analysis of the firms) to the top 20% of its affiliated independent...

Los Alamos, New Mexico, earned the top spot for the second year in a row on A.G. Edwards’ third annual Nest Egg Index, which ranks America's 500 top-performing...

James J. Tracy has been named Director of Investment Advisory Services for Smith Barney.

SEI has formed a strategic alliance with Aon's Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. (Affinity) to offer Errors&Omissions (E&O) Insurance to participants in its advisory market.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) on Tuesday issued two rules under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) relating to choosing an annuity provider for distributions from...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a new Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rule governing broker-dealer sales practices with respect to purchases and exchanges of deferred...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced the initiation of two regulatory sweeps intended to ensure that securities firms are using appropriate sales practices in their dealings with...

Lincoln Employer Markets, a division of Lincoln Financial Group, announced that Morgan Stanley will now offer the Lincoln American Legacy Retirement product.

Standard&Poor’s has launched the S&P National Municipal Bond Index.

Through a partnership with AST Capital Trust, Delaware Investments is launching four collective trust funds.