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Retirement savers are often presented with a simple message on portfolio allocations: rebalance regularly. But one investment provider wants you to think deeply about rebalancing.

Renowned fixed-income manager William H. Gross is leaving PIMCO, the company he co-founded, to join Janus Capital Group.

Bill Gross, PIMCO’s founder and CIO, caused serious waves in the investment industry when he announced his decision to join Janus Capital Group.

A recent survey of investment consultants, conducted by Cerulli Associates, shows that they are actively increasing U.S. institutional investors’ level of exposure to alternative assets.

Some subsets of Millennial investors are just as likely as their parents to seek professional financial advice, according to new research from Phoenix Marketing International.

Investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. announced three new hires to its defined contribution team.

In a time when corporate merger activity is benefiting CEOs and shareholders, but creating few jobs, Bloomberg TV host Trish Regan asks how to make growth benefit more...

The U.S. retirement plan landscape has moved from a defined benefit (DB) to a defined contribution (DC) approach, and now it is moving to an “undefined” contribution system, one Treasury...

Total U.S. retirement assets reached $24 trillion as of June 30, up 2.8% from $23.4 trillion measured on March 31.

A new study suggests it is a lack of awareness among college students and young professionals, not a lack of interest, which has led to the advisory industry’s...

Three out of every five (60%) parents struggle to help with their kids’ homework, according to a recent survey.

Kris Krikorian joined Pentegra Retirement Services as a regional director for qualified plan sales.

Women rarely take steps to maximize Social Security benefits, and only about a third say they work with a professional financial adviser, research finds.

A new Schwab Advisor Services study explores industry attributes that attract professional financial advisers to the registered investment adviser (RIA) profession.

Investors deem caution towards the stock market as wise, and Social Security is key to retirement confidence, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index.

Kenneth Powell has joined the HR and benefits solutions firm Ascende as a compliance consultant.

Sponsors of hybrid retirement plans for employees now have clarity about how to credit interest to these plans.

A new strategy outline issued by the American Benefits Council (ABC) suggests the advocacy group will work to achieve public policy reform that more closely unifies health care...

Advisers could serve an untapped market with a new group benefit from the Principal Financial Group that offers income protection for part-time employees.

Fees assessed in a retirement plan can have many different shapes and sizes, pointed out Vincent Morris, president of Bukaty companies and moderator of a PANC 2014 panel...