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Really need to see that game? Tips from fanatic fans include canceling dates and ordering tickets online during church.

Though the United States continues to face macroeconomic challenges, more elements of the economy are contributing to healthier growth, says Bob Doll of Nuveen Asset Management.

The Pension Resource Institute, LLC (PRI) reached a partnership agreement with FRA PlanTools that allows PRI subscribers to easily order and access FRA PLANbenchmark reports.

Prudential Investment Management has named Michael Schlachter as the head of its multi-asset class solutions group.

Fifty-five percent of retirement plan participants favor automatic annual increases to their account contributions.

Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC has adopted RiskFirst’s PFaroe web-based platform to help clients better analyze and manage pension plan risk.

More than seven in ten (71%) retirement plan sponsors in the health care industry utilize the services of an adviser, consultant or some other intermediary, according to a...

Several proposed tax reforms would restructure how retirement vehicles are taxed and could negatively impact retirement plans in a number of ways.

Pinnacle Plan Design hired Lauren Okum as a consulting actuary.

Prudential Fixed Income expanded its emerging markets team with the hiring of Matthew C. Duda.

Eric Carlson has joined Retirement Benefits Group as a member of the firm’s retirement plan and individual advisory services staff.

While Millennials are very focused on retirement-related issues, these employees still need to create a strategy for long-term retirement success, according to a survey from the Transamerica Center...

Envestnet Retirement Solutions (ERS), a subsidiary of Envestnet Inc., has completed its acquisition of participant advice and education solutions provider Klein Decisions Inc.

Participants of 401(k) plans saw lower expense ratios when investing in long-term mutual funds during 2013, according to a report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Does educating participants on savings behaviors and investments have an actual, measurable effect that can drive better retirement outcomes?

The newly launched Pensionmark Practice Acquisition Group will help retirement advisory firm owners prepare for and execute the sale of all or part of their practice.

“Home country bias” is a diversification problem that is still dogging investors, new research suggests.

The American College of Financial Services launched a redesigned chartered financial consultant (ChFC) designation program featuring new courses and content that better reflects today's financial planning challenges.

Two in five retirement plan participants polled said employers should give employees “a slight nudge” in encouraging them to save for retirement.

Nearly eight in 10 (78%) workers feel personally responsible for retirement savings, according to the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, and the percentage climbs higher among retirement plan participants.