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The decrease in “very satisfied” retirees spans all economic groups, a study finds.

The asset-weighted average net expense ratio of all U.S. funds was 0.61% in 2015, down from 0.64% in 2014 and 0.73% five years ago, according to Morningstar data.

However, employers may not realize how important long-term financial wellness is to younger generations.

Total not-for-profit/governmental DC plan assets are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%, according...

Researchers found discussing annuities caused people to think about their death, which may explain why few retirees use annuities.

The court found the employer, not the participant, had access to key information to prove the participant was entitled to pension benefits.

The new platform helps minimize investment fiduciary risk and increases efficiency for retirement plan sponsors and advisers who work in the small plan market.

Envestnet Retirement Solutions is providing fiduciary support for the selection of investment options.

Although 78% of investors who are currently enrolled in a 401(k) say they have access to a financial call center through their plan, only 15% say they rely...

They want to implement changes that achieve better health outcomes and improve the patient experience.

The suit seeks a court order requiring The Leiter Group Attorneys and Counselors Professional Corp. and the firm's president to restore all losses to the plan’s participants.

James Brunk and Brunk Industries Inc. will restore $95,000 to the company’s 401(k) plan.

Delegated investment management can materially benefit pension plans looking to add to their investment decision-making capabilities, the firm says.

Mitchem leaves State Street for Wells Fargo; Russell Adds to DC Team; Manning & Napier CEO Retires.

Designed for long-term investors, the proprietary investment models analyze “a multitude of fundamental metrics drawn primarily from company financial statements.”

While investment managers surveyed by Northern Trust feel confident about economic prospects in the U.S., some worries persist about global performance. 

“An ‘age wave’ is coming that could either make or break America,” says Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, and he wonders why presidential candidates are not addressing...

Education and health care costs and credit card debt are also keeping them awake at night.

Fourteen percent of retirement plan providers surveyed by SPARK Institute believe they will become an ERISA fiduciary for the first time under the new regulations.

The webcast will address treatment of adjunct faculty at universities and treatment of part-time, seasonal and temporary employees, among other things.