In Practice

A study released by Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC found that challenges and priorities have changed for RIA firms in the last two years.

Charles Schwab has found that participant engagement in Schwab-serviced 401(k) plans increased both online and over the phone during the months of September and October.

A Mercer survey indicates that the economic realities of the past year have led retirement plan participants to lower their retirement expectations.

Brinker Capital released the year-end results of its Brinker Capital Retirement Indicator, a gauge of financial adviser sentiment regarding retirement-related issues.

The trend of suspending company match contributions to save money during the financial crisis has spread to 403(b) plan sponsors, as St. Peter’s Health Care Services announced it...

A Vanguard analysis finds participants are heeding expert advice to stay the course during the market turmoil, and are not trading and withdrawing funds in a panic.

The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Retirement Plan Advisers

Although many polled Americans express anxiety about retirement, more than four in 10 do not work with an adviser, a Bank of America (BoA) survey found.

Recession or not, true love will cost you dearly this year.

Nine in 10 U.S. workers in their employer retirement plan have not tapped into their nest egg despite the economic downturn, and 11% are actually upping their deferral...

A Las Vegas casino company and one of Utah’s largest employers are the latest to cut 401(k) employer match contributions in an effort to reduce costs.

While a majority of board of directors or board-level committees retain responsibility for appointing fiduciaries for qualified plans, an increasing number are choosing to delegate that responsibility.

Younger participants with fewer years on the job have fared reasonably well with their 401(k) accounts during the economic downturn compared with their older colleagues who have not...

Three-fourths of financial advisers polled in a new JPMorgan Funds-sponsored survey said that when evaluating target-date fund options, plan sponsors lack clear and objective criteria for selecting the...

Capturing high-net-worth (HNW) clients is increasingly focused around a holistic financial outlook rather than generating good investment performance, according to the latest edition of 'The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Asset...

Perhaps not surprisingly, there has been significant movement toward adopting target-date funds as a default investment for automatic enrollment.

Some 43% of U.S. respondents to an employer survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEABS) said they offer financial education/literacy programs for their workers.

Similar to the protests in New York, teachers in Newport News, Virginia, are pushing back against their administration's efforts to limit their choice of 403(b) plan vendors.

If expenses are not cut significantly, asset management profits face a serious decline, and the largest sources of potential expense reduction are incentive pools and headcount, according to...

As the global economy evolves, so is the financial outlook for Baby Boomers.