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Today, 17 million policyholders and dependents are covered in 13.8 million accounts.

The Form 5500 filing deadline is July 31 for calendar year-end retirement plans.

Participants in health savings accounts contributed a median of $700 a year.

President Obama has asked the DOL for guidance by the end of the year.

Most employers that offer domestic partner benefits to both same-sex and opposite-sex partners say they are not considering dropping it.

MassMutual publishes book on improving plan outcomes.

Jean Moore joins the consulting firm from Towers Watson.

A federal court has found a retirement plan participant’s plan balance can be garnished for money owed to the U.S. government.

The Financial Engines Social Security planner will incorporate new data from the Social Security Administration.

In a Field Assistance Bulletin, the DOL answers questions it has received about the fiduciary selection safe harbor regulation for DC plans.

Professional U.S. investors say protecting capital in down markets is one of the most important considerations when selecting an active manager.

The free event will cover how updates to the IRS correction program make fixing certain retirement plan failures easier.

A paper studies just how financially literate LinkedIn users are, with the so-called Big Three literacy questions as their starting point.

Meanwhile, advisers are more enthusiastic about alternative investments, a survey finds.

In the long-running Tussey v. ABB lawsuit, a court found ABB breached its fiduciary duties, but a procedural error by plaintiffs handed ABB the win.

Daniel Barry will join the Mountain West office.

Only 12% of those not retired expect to ever completely retire.

Indemnification clauses cover costs when being sued—but don’t eliminate fiduciary responsibilities.

The plan’s recordkeeper refused to make distributions after the former plan fiduciary changed each participant’s address to his own.