In an effort to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement, the Department of Labor on Monday released a proposed rule and guidelines to expand state retirement plans...

When you claim matters. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a new, interactive, online retirement tool aimed at helping consumers make more informed decisions on when to claim their Social Security retirement benefits. In a rece...

What benefits are and aren’t now available to your clients

I WANT my money back. | Copyright Al Bello, Getty Images NBA star Tim Duncan has filed another lawsuit against his financial advisor, claiming he was duped into investing $1.1 million into a cosmetics business. Duncan, who previously filed a $...

United Capital recently expanded its footprint in the retirement business by acquiring Maryland-based PSA Insurance & Financial Services' $1.1 billion in plan practice assets...

BlackRock has launched iRetire, a set of tools that provide advisors with what BlackRock calls a “whole new way” to develop a retirement plan and keep investors on track...

Boo! | Jen Bray Photography/iStock/Thinkstock Spooky, spooky advisors. According to a new online survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of independent financial advisory firm McAdam, nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of Americans say that ...

Several legislative changes are on the horizon that will impact retirement planning. Here’s what Washington lawmakers have in their crosshairs.

Revenue matters. | Copyright John Moore, Getty Images Following two consecutive quarters of earnings declines (for the first time since 2009), “earnings recession” and the drag it could have on markets have become talking points among financia...

The Department of Labor made it easier on Thursday to utilize socially responsible investment strategies in retirement plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...