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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.

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

Retirement investment services provider Franklin Templeton Investments launched a new program that supplies plan advisers with tools and support to help clients develop long-lasting income streams.

Investment services firm Charles Schwab has rolled out Schwab OpenView Mobile, a customizable application that registered investment advisers (RIAs) can use to create a mobile presence for their...

Financial services provider Morgan Stanley added discretionary capabilities to its defined contribution (DC) retirement plan advisory services.

Media and information services firm Thomson Reuters says it has significantly enhanced its Eikon analytics desktop product to better serve asset managers and financial advisers.

An innovator in the offering of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 401(k)s is selling its intellectual property.

Investment services provider American Century Investments launched a collective investment trust (CIT) designed for defined contribution (DC) participants that incorporates the firm’s One Choice Target Date Portfolios.

Banking and investment services provider Wells Fargo says it is expanding its efforts to support military personnel and veterans by offering a series of free online financial education...

Investment management and financial services firm Neuberger Berman has introduced the Neuberger Berman Unconstrained Bond Fund.

Financial reporting and governance services provider FRA PlanTools released the ERISA Matters Newsletter series to assist service providers’ efforts to educate clients and win new business.

The Principal Financial Group is issuing a 10% savings challenge to retirement plan participants and a new way to track progress through a Retirement Wellness Report.

The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) has released a white paper titled, “DCIIA Guide to U.S. Department of Labor Tips on Selecting Target Date Funds.”

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC announced that its PowerShares International BuyBack Achievers Portfolio will be listed on the NASDAQ stock market starting February 27.

A registered investment adviser (RIA) firm has signed on to provide 3(38) investment manager services for a multiple employer plan (MEP) offering.

Two updated employee retirement planning guides from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) offer retirement plan participants help with timing retirement and managing pension benefits.

Five mutual funds from BlackRock Inc. seek to deliver a total return that tracks the expected median cost of lifetime income.

Aspire Financial Services LLC added LPL Financial LLC’s retirement advice and education solutions to its plan sponsor support offerings.

JHS Capital Advisors now offers Lincoln Trust Co.’s Model(k) plan solution for broker/dealers in the small and mid-sized 401(k) market.

Financial advice and technology company OMYEN Corp. launched a software program that recommends strategies for workers to most effectively draw Social Security benefits.