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Aon Hewitt reports the S&P 500 aggregate pension funded status decreased, and Mercer says the estimated aggregate funding level of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased.

America’s Best 401k offers 401(k) plan solutions for small and midsize businesses.

A report from JP Morgan provides hard data about expected health care costs in retirement.

Financial Finesse found employees in a financial wellness program that engaged more with a financial professional rather than just using online tools made more progress.

JP Morgan researchers suggest 7% or 8% annual return assumptions have very little chance of holding out in coming years and decades.

This was one suggestion made by a witness at the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing about multiemployer pension plan reform.

Half are positive about their financial futures, up from 46% a year ago.

Many fear that less-than-ideal health, particularly in one's older years, could derail retirement savings.

The public fund giant says VW’s purposeful deception in defeating air quality controls on millions of diesel vehicles polluted the environment and threatens the company’s long-term shareholder value.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation announced an agreement that restores two pension plans to The Renco Group Inc., a private investment holding company based in New York City.

International growth equity investors joined Delaware Investments; RiskFirst appoints new leadership team.

Just like the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers before them, Millennials are slowly reshaping basic assumptions about the workforce and employer-provided health benefits. 

Disparities by income, race, ethnicity, education, and marital status are growing, a report says.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Vermont disclosure requirement couldn’t be imposed on a self-funded ERISA plan.

The majority of Americans think saving for retirement today is more challenging than it was for their grandparents, in part because investing is more complex.

Empower Retirement has been engaged to market and distribute the plan within the association and nonprofit community.

Northern Trust subsidiary joins forces with alternatives specialist Aurora Investment Management; Vanguard Launches international high-dividend yield index fund and dividend appreciation index fund.  

They are too focused on short-term performance and fees, MFS finds.

Retirement readiness outcomes will in part depend on service member actions.

Retirees are better prepared than pre-retirees for paying for expenses in retirement, a study finds.