In Practice

Plan sponsors should factor in the needs of Millennials when designing their company’s retirement plan, says a new paper.

Some retirement plan advisers strive to offer complete, holistic advice.

Low balance limits and initial investment hurdles in the President’s “myRA” proposal will likely restrict the number of service providers bidding on related contracts with the Treasury.

Nearly three-quarters of 401(k) assets are held in 5,000 big retirement plans, possibly affecting how defined contribution (DC) plans make investments, a report says.

There are personality traits of Generations X and Y that can drive retirement and financial education strategies.

A new study finds 27% of U.S. workers ages 55 to 64 say they do not know how they will use their defined contribution (DC) plan savings after...

In 2013, costs for small retirement plans decreased, while those for larger plans remained flat.

An analysis from financial analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds exchange-traded fund (ETF) use among registered investment advisers (RIAs) has grown nearly 27% annually over the past five years.

Does your employee retirement education include information about carrying a mortgage into retirement?

Overall retirement income adequacy for Baby Boomers and Generation X households improved last year.

Financial services provider Fidelity Investments finds the average 401(k) balance has continued to increase, ending the fourth quarter of 2013 at a record high of $89,300.

Expanding health care costs will likely force retirement plan advisers to consider new ways of protecting client assets.

It’s not just large pension funds that have concerns over rising interest rates and their impact on portfolio strategies—defined contribution plan advisers are apprehensive, too.

Defined contribution (DC) plans are a critical part of the U.S. retirement system, says a research report.

Nearly half of the average financial adviser’s book of business is made up of individual retirement accounts (IRAs), says investment analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

As the U.S. population ages and long-term care becomes a greater concern in retirement, long-term care insurance may become more widespread.

Most defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants stayed the course last year with their asset allocations as stock values generally rose over the first nine months of 2013.

Over one-third of couples disagree over matters related to money in general and retirement in particular, says a recent study.

Members of Generation X, those born between the early 1960s and the mid-1980s, have seen their retirement readiness degrade since the start of the Great Recession.

Investment management firm Vanguard reports that the average account balances for 401(k) plan participants reached a record high of $101,650 at year-end 2013.