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Amid high levels of financial stress, a quarter of Americans believe a financial plan would alleviate their anxiety, a survey says.

Little doubt remains that the Federal Reserve will act within the year—or at least before mid-2016—to raise rates, but less clear is what this means for advisory practices.

A former SEC attorney says retirement plan participant lawsuits don’t benefit anyone, but he has launched a new initiative designed to hold plan fiduciaries accountable for their actions.

Retirement Clearinghouse (RCH) hopes it newest service innovation will have as big of an impact on retirement plan participant outcomes as the introduction of auto-enrollment.

There is an enormous generational transfer of wealth on the horizon that will test retirement advisory firms’ ability to attract younger clients, a new J.D. Power report finds.

A quarter of independent financial advisers are currently honing and redeveloping their practices—including many established firms crafting approaches to new markets.

As smaller businesses grapple with the Affordable Care Act, they are more interested than ever in help from advisers who understand the terms, Nationwide says.

Global investment manager the Principal Financial Group expands its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) team with the addition of Kim Blaugher as vice president of consulting and Amy...

Retirement security will likely be jeopardized for more Americans because of the shift away from defined benefit (DB) plans and fewer workplace plans, a paper contends.

LandAmerica Financial Group will pay $5 million to settle claims it held company stock in its 401(k) plan when it was imprudent to do so.

To ensure regulations compliance and proper treatment of broker/dealer income, Global Retirement Partners (GRP) will offer access to accommodation broker/dealer services.

Worksite wellness education can help employees ease economic stress and counteract these distractions.

In the past, home ownership served as the benchmark.

Users feel productive and happy when they use a smartphone, a survey says, except when they don’t. About half of users report feelings of distraction and frustration.

The Department of Labor is hosting educational seminars during May and June that can help plan sponsor clients better understand their roles and responsibilities as retirement plan fiduciaries.

Companies are increasingly confident that their employees will be able to achieve a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, research from Transamerica shows.

TIAA-CREF unveils Churchill Asset Management, a majority-owned subsidiary focused on originating, underwriting and managing senior loan investments.

Andrew Bowden, director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will leave the agency.

Significant retirement industry attention is fixed on the potential negative implications of a stronger fiduciary standard, but some advisers are actually looking forward to the new rulemaking.

Americans fear that health care costs, inconsistent returns and lifestyle expenses will drain their savings.