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Wells Fargo Retirement has named Betsy Hammond as head of its Nashville-based retirement benefits consulting division.

The investment options are unfamiliar to a third of plan participants and the wide variety of choices is confusing, which can mean an opportunity for education and advice.

Even with stronger earnings and savings rates than the general working population, an analysis from Fidelity Investments shows many physicians face the prospect of steeply reduced income in...

While many older employees say they are delaying retirement, the delay rate is lower than in previous years, says a new survey.

Changes in bond market conditions and institutional portfolio strategies are driving the largest U.S. investors to add more exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—especially those built on fixed-income investments.

Financial professionals often suggest a 4% annual withdrawal rate for retired workers living off accumulated assets, but one service provider is pushing a more sophisticated approach.

More than half of Americans (52%) say their annual tax refund is slated for necessary expenses such as loans, credit cards and other household expenses, a survey says.

Witnesses during a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing shared issues and proposals policymakers should consider to ensure the retirement security of low-income workers.

During a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing, a Treasury official discussed details and the intent of the myRA proposal.

Those with retirement plans and health savings accounts (HSAs) offered by Wells Fargo can now track account information in a central online location.

Revenue-sharing payments are not necessarily a violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), but they are if not disclosed, a court ruled.

Alternative asset custody and rollover specialist Millennium Trust Company hired four new vice presidents to assist sales and solution delivery.

Recordkeepers and other retirement plan service providers aren’t meeting client demand for online tools and reporting technologies shown to improve outcomes and ease administrative burdens.

PLANADVISER is proud to announce the 2014 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Finalists.

CEFEX designations are gaining more widespread adoption, and some say the certification process yields valuable insights about their own firms.

The Massachusetts Securities Division is looking into how many 401(k) plan sponsors have moved to paying deferral matching contributions annually.

Unprotected pensions, loss of retiree health care benefits and reduced Social Security payments worry retirees.

A greater focus on participant outcomes and their own fiduciary responsibilities may be leading more plan sponsors to adopt managed accounts for their retirement plans.

Failed to provide the safe harbor 401(k) plan notice to employees eligible to participate in the plan? There’s a fix for that.

Mercer introduced a multi-country third-party insurer buyout pricing study.