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A Federal Reserve study compares the financial outlooks of Americans up and down the wage scale, finding many are worried about income volatility.

Northern Trust Asset Management adds Public Funds and Taft-Hartley leader; Vanguard hires head of finance division.

52% of employers do not allow spousal coverage if a spouse has health insurance access through their own employer, up from 31% in 2014, a survey finds.

Many employers taking a wait-and-see approach and allowing their peers or advisers to show what strategies might work best. 

The high court ruling regards establishing whether a plaintiff has alleged a ‘concrete’ injury.

Count employer stock purchases within ESOPs among the activities receiving significant scrutiny from participants, regulators and litigators. 

Workers have ideas for new flexible retirements, and employers and governments can offer solutions.

Research reveals times to ‘nudge’ employees into saving for retirement and ways to make it easy for them to do so.

Putnam Investments offers new strategies for uncertain markets; American Century Investments announces the public availability of AC Alternatives Long Short Fund; GSAM makes progress on planned merger of...

A white paper from Principal discusses how in-plan deferred income annuities address risks employees face in retirement.

A lawsuit accuses Fidelity of receiving “kickbacks” from Financial Engines and leading retirement plan participants that use its SDBA option to purchase higher-priced investments.

Portfolio managers shared what they feel are the most compelling opportunities in the equity markets today.

A survey also found employees that use private exchanges value their employers’ benefits more.

Many would welcome automatic enrollment and automatic increases.

A survey finds the strongest growth in smart beta adoption is among asset owners with less than $1 billion in assets.

The case is one of many that challenge the status of a health care organizations’ pension plan.

Nationally, the median income for those who are 65 and older is just 60% of the median income seen among 45- to 64-year-olds. 

A study found households do increase their 401(k) saving when children leave, but only by 0.3 to 0.7 percentage points.

A letter to the IRS notes that it is rare for a DC retirement plan to offer a QLAC option directly.

Investors say they understand that global economic growth may be lower in coming years, but they have trouble applying this idea to their own retirement outlook.