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A study looks at the hourly wage gap between college and high school graduates, and researchers suggest policy options to boost retirement savings that include financial literacy training,...

Lincoln Financial Creates Personalized Target-Date Portfolios; Aon Hewitt-Managed Pooled Funds Claim Compliance with GIPS; Broadridge Financial Increases Data and Analytics Team; and more.

In addition, they say the definition of “best interest” is not clear.

Companies that estimate funded status for defined benefit (DB) plans say this is due to equity returns, as interest rates remained relatively flat.

A Fidelity survey has found a link between employee debt and productivity and health issues.

Nearly two-thirds of advisers say their clients expect advice on health care costs in retirement, and 34% say their clients would likely leave them if they didn't help...

The lawsuit alleged that Citigroup violated its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by offering and keeping affiliated funds in its 401(k) plans when...

The average Millennial spends over $30 on coffee per month, but will also, on average, save $480 for retirement in the same time frame. 

The court-ordered restitution includes $69,000 in employee and matching employer contributions, as well as lost earnings due to the 401(k) plan, and approximately $4.3 million for fraudulent loans...

Adding education about managing debt to advisers’ offerings will increase their competitiveness as well as the effectiveness of clients’ DC plans, LIMRA SRI says.

Second quarter rebounded slightly from last quarter, which posted negative median returns for all plans for the first time in nearly three years, according to Wilshire TUCS.

The 8th Circuit ruled that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to demonstrate that the Wells Fargo TDFs were an imprudent choice.

An IALC report suggests plan sponsors apply educational resources—like seminars and informational fairs—to heighten employee participation. 

A study found the cost of health care was another top reason retirees filed for bankruptcy.

They say that additional interpretation of standards of conduct for investment advisers is unnecessary and that imposing broker/dealer standards on life insurers and investment advisers is inappropriate.

Fidelity this week introduced what it is calling “self-indexed, zero expense ratio mutual funds” on the retail side of its business; the move may not directly touch retirement...

Many plan providers are squandering their chance to serve as long-term consultants to a potentially lucrative client cohort by not upscaling their offerings to meet its demands, Cerulli...

Mesirow Adds Managing Director to Core Fixed Income Management Team; Client Executive Joins Transamerica Western Region; Ascensus Acquires Continental Benefits and 401k Plus; and more.