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A survey by Franklin Templeton Investments finds that Americans are nearly equally as concerned with short-term market volatility as they are with meeting their long-term retirement goals. 

People aspire to a more active retirement lifestyle, and staying in good health can help achieve their goals.

A survey also found U.S. investors rank long-term care and health care costs as their biggest threat to financial security in retirement.

However, common barriers still exist with implementing these programs, a survey finds.

Forty-one percent say that helping retirees manage income from their 401(k) is a major strategic goal.

Looking at the definition of “church plan” in ERISA, the high court concluded that a plan maintained by a principal-purpose organization qualifies as a “church plan,” regardless of...

A federal judge found plaintiffs failed to correct deficiencies in their original complaint, and a new claim of conflicts-of-interest was unsupported by facts.

VMS selects Ascensus as recordkeeper; KeyBank to acquire Morningstar’s HelloWallet; Natixis adds retirement exec to support TDFs; and more.

The firm is offering Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s new flexible 3(38) fiduciary service to all of its retirement plan sponsor clients.

The smallest employers can now offer a different type of HRA to help employees pay for medical costs, without tying it to a group health plan.

The new SEC Chair is calling on retirement industry stakeholders to weigh in on whether the DOL fiduciary rule is helpful or harmful.

MFS adds R6 Shares to 20 more mutual funds; T. Rowe Price releases High Yield Fund; Vanguard announces latest fund expense changes; and more.

In the U.S., TDFs have consistently had positive gaps because U.S. investors contribute to their 401(k) savings with every paycheck, and TDFs reduce bad market timing decisions.

According to an MFS survey, just four in 10 women are confident in their ability to address financial concerns and just one-third of women surveyed are confident they'll...

Using the smoothed assets as allowed and smoothed bond rates require by current law to discount the liability, the 2014 total funding target liability for single-employer plans of...

A survey definitively found that employees want and expect their employers to help them manage their finances.

A new study finds plan providers are turning to cloud-based technology and other solutions to enhance targeted communications toward different age groups.

“Once an employee understands what he or she is saving for, that individual is more motivated to engage in their retirement planning process and seek out a meeting...

One solution connects existing retirement plan solutions from third parties to HealthEquity's HSA.

Most of the M&A action will center on “the good number of regional banks, regional insurance companies and other entities in financial services realm who have captive, legacy...