by
Jim McConville
New DOL audits find that 70% of retirement plans they examined are not up to snuff; fines yielded $1.05 billion in 2010.
by
Karen DeMasters
According to Cogent Research, 43% of the people who are planning to rollover money from 401(k)s or other employer sponsored benefit programs to an IRA
during the next 12 months will work with a...
by
Karen DeMasters
Football season may be over but a Legg Mason retirement council is still
advising employees, especially younger ones, to implement a "first and
ten" strategy to position themselves for a healthy...
by
Jim McConville
Market and economic uncertainty may have prompted many Generation X
and Y investors to hesitate over whether they should invest in a
retirement account this tax year, according to a new survey...
The U.S. Treasury Department will help expand the availability of
annuities and lifetime income choices in retirement plans, the agency
said today.
by
Karen DeMasters
If knowledge is power, employers and employees are about to become more
powerful in administering retirement plans such as 401(k)s as new federal regulations demanding more transparency
for fees...
by Dan Moisand
Financial advisor Dan Moisand explores why immediate annuities make sense to economists and reveals a reason why clients don't like these products.
by
Karen DeMasters
Vanguard has launched a target date fund directed at the youngest
members of the work force who will not be retiring until about 2060.
by
Karen DeMasters
Participants in 401(k) plans are moderating their holdings, shown by a
drop in the numbers of people holding almost all equity funds or having
no equity funds, a new report says.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Financial advisor clients potentially could be socking away more than $100,000 a
year tax-deferred with this kind of retirement plan...
by
Kathy Lynch
Peter Barron and Murray Cleaner join MFS as DCI Specialists.
Forced child labor is used to pick fair-trade, organic cotton on African farm for Victoria's Secret underwear.
by
Jim McConville
U.S. companies are restoring plan contributions that were suspended or reduced since the beginning of 2008, says a new study.
Year-end tax planning for U.S. taxpayers may be more about what Congress will do next year to reduce the national debt and improve the economy.
China, the U.S. and India, the three biggest polluters, maintained
resistance to a time line leading to the next agreement on global
warming.
by
Karen DeMasters
Investment advisors increasingly want a bigger piece of the pie in the
401(k) plan management business, according to Cogent Research.
by
Jim McConville
Small businesses owners believe Americans unprepared for retirement, but 75% don't offer 401(k) or other retirement plans, says a new survey.
by
Kathy Lynch
Lincoln Trust Company completes acquisition of Fringe Benefit Administrators.
