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The 9th Circuit ruled that a prudent fiduciary in the same circumstances as the defendants could view the proposed alternative course of action regarding company stock in Hewlett-Packard's...

“Understanding and discussing the tax impact of your investment and retirement account withdrawal recommendations is not the same thing as giving tax advice,” explains Joe Elsasser, president of...

The acquisition comes on the heels of the companies’ joint endeavor, the launch of RetireUp Pro.

As the firm explains, the program begins with a baseline retiree analysis proactively delivered to each plan participant flagged as retired, and includes a personalized investment strategy recommendation...

During 2016, mortality improvement in older age groups offset large mortality increases, mostly due to external causes in middle age groups, according to the Society of Actuaries.

Regulatory developments in Nevada and New York show inaction at the federal level on clarifying advisers’ and brokers’ fiduciary duties is leading to a patchwork of state-by-state approaches...

Invesco Releases New TDF Series With 12 Fund Offerings; Efficient Advisors Launches Mutual Fund Partnership with Dimensional; Catalyst Funds and BNP Paribas Team up to Develop Index Funds. 

One change in the law means that in many cases, a participant will have more time in which to effect a tax-free rollover of a plan loan offset...

The firm's rollover/exchange analysis will consider more plan types, including 401(k), 403(b), 457, defined benefit plans and more.  

Only 39% of institutional investors surveyed by Callan that do not include ESG factors in investment decision-making said the value proposition for ESG remains unclear, down from 63%...

Down from a high of 84% in 1996, twenty years later the majority of the assets owned by respondents, 69%, are still actively managed.

Researchers suggest debt management should be a factor in retirement security policy.

Only 27% of RIAs surveyed by TD Ameritrade suggest that “cybersecurity issues,” even when very broadly defined, are likely to impact client portfolios during 2018; experts suggest this...

Latest studies find workers and employees share distinct disconnects with what type of financial education is needed. 

PLANADVISER has announced winners of the fourth annual Adviser Choice Awards, to be handed out at the PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Excellence in Retirement Awards 2018 on March 29th.

Seeking to provide a top quality experience, Vantagepoint Funds conducted one-on-one research with representatives from a handful of select investment consulting firms, resulting in the new DCIO web...

The Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College's study finds half of Americans are at risk of having insufficient income to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living.

The class-action suit had accused the company of making statements to artificially inflate Eaton’s stock.

The SEC’s new Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee aims to tackle difficult bond market liquidity challenges, with its first official meeting coming up this week.

U.S. Representatives introduced the Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act.