Data & Research

Fidelity leads among top sites for financial intermediaries, according to a study by asset management consultant kasina.

A recent online survey from Disney Family.com found that 91% of parents said the U.S. economy is an extremely/very important issue for their families.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management takes the gold for the best asset management Web site, according to a new study.

Many single women are ill-prepared and unlikely to achieve a financially secure retirement if they don’t take action now, according to the Ninth Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey.

The American Bankers Association (ABA), in a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), expressed its concern over the implications of the agency’s recently proposed fee disclosure rules...

An analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) confirms earlier theories that Americans will work longer than in previous generations - either by...

Almost a third of plan sponsors don’t know how much they pay their adviser or consultant.

When it comes to reaching out to advisers, asset managers need to stop attempting the one-size-fits-all approach, according to a study by asset management consulting firm kasina.

Total assets in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) grew 12.5% in 2007, reaching a record $4.75 trillion, according to a study released Thursday by the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

Fifty-three percent of Americans over the age of 60 say today’s economic conditions are worse than those they have experienced in the past.

More workers and retirees are losing sleep over their long-term financial security than lasts year, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

A third of workers are not participating in a retirement plan.

Millionaires in Generation X seem more philanthropic than their parents.

New research says rapid growth in unified managed accounts (UMAs) will be stinted if the need for industry standardization and automation isn’t addressed.

You may still be trying to figure out where Senator Barack Obama stands on the Russian invasion of Georgia.

Annuities can help women generate enough income for their extended life expectancy, according to a study sponsored by an annuity provider.

Executives at companies with an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) are nearly all jumping for joy that their employer made the move to create such a program.

They’ve been slow to catch on in 401(k) plans, but a new report says that exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are a potential threat to mutual funds in investor...

Participants are embracing automatic savings and investment tools, according to a Vanguard analysis.

Those kids many parents are sending off to college for the first time this month – are part of a diverse, internet-savvy and privacy-free group of nearly two...