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Forty-three percent of people said in a recent survey that in times of financial troubles, they would make early withdrawals from 401(k) or other retirement accounts.

With $4.2 trillion in assets, individual retirement accounts (IRA) accounted for more than one-quarter of all U.S. retirement wealth in 2Q2010, according to an Investment Company Institute (ICI)...

The Connecticut State Treasurer’s office announced several enhancements for the CHET direct-sold 529 college savings plan today.   

ING Retirement Services has added a tool to its GROW program that focuses on participant education.

Smaller plans don't necessarily cheaper costs.  A new survey actually proves otherwise. 

Plans in the Callan DC Index recovered lost ground in the third quarter, returning 8.4% on average.

Laserfiche announced today the availability of a prepackaged integration with Salesforce.com, designed specifically for registered investment advisers (RIAs). 

J.P. Asset Management announced new Class R6 Shares will be available on 18 funds.

BB&T is adding Genworth's guaranteed lifetime income product, ClearCourse, to its 401(k) investment options.

Apollo Global Management, a global alternative asset manager, and Lighthouse Investment Partners, a fund of hedge funds manager, have struck a strategic alliance.

More than 85% of the recordkeeping firms responding to a SPARK Institute poll said they plan to utilize the Institute’s information sharing standards and data records for retirement...

SunGard’s wealth management platform is integrating Dow Jones Adviser's Web-based services.   

This week I will undergo one of those “you’re getting older” physicals.   

The trustee charged with liquidating Bernard Madoff's investment firm has brought a $6.4 billion suit against JPMorgan Chase.

BNP Paribas announced that John Catizone has joined its Commodity Derivatives group as Managing Director for Institutional and Investor sales in New York.

BlackRock’s iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) business is launching the iShares Barclays 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Fund (NYSE Arca: STIP).

AXA announced that Christopher 'Kip' Condron, President and CEO of AXA Financial, has decided to retire effective January 1, 2011.

Legg Mason, a global asset management firm, has created the Retirement Advisory Council, bringing together 14 industry leaders to delve into the major challenges facing the retirement industry. ...

REITs nearly tripled the performance of the S&P 500 Index in the first 11 months of the year, although they lost ground in November, according to new data.

Fiduciary adviser Roland|Criss has launched the Stewardship Development Center (SDC) to train fiduciary leaders and their teams.