The majority of retirement plan expenses are paid by the plan sponsor, but many plan sponsors do not review the fees paid to their adviser, a recent survey...
One in six Americans have not signed up for their company’s retirement plan because they don’t understand how it works, and 44% don't understand how an individual retirement...
Despite all the talk about the declining U.S. economy, a recent survey of financial advisers found that 63% of financial advisers are bearish over predictions for U.S. economic...
A new Spectrem Group survey of large 401(k) plan sponsors found the sponsors are looking for advisers expert in a particular service and will bring on more than...
Two blue-ribbon private-sector committees have released lists of best practices for hedge fund investors and asset managers, according to a government news release.
Californians who don’t have access to a retirement savings plan at work could be able to set up a 401(k)-style account through the state of California under a...
Worker confidence in being able to afford a comfortable retirement decreased over the past year by a rate unmatched in the 18 years of the Retirement Confidence Survey,...
About half of employees want their employers to provide retirement advice and almost as many (44%, increasing from 30% last year) would like to receive access to general...
Four in 10 American adults (41%) are holding off on major life decisions – including retirement - either because they are financially strapped or worried about the U.S....
Advisers covered by wholesalers and who use the Web as an effective sales tool averaged 25% more sales than those who do not use the Web, according to...
Although retirement plan providers supply investment education materials to 56% of participants surveyed by Spectrem Group, only 12% said they refer to these materials on a regular basis...
John Barry of Torrance, California has been named the 2008 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year and FFoA in Pearl River, New York has been named the...
Only one-third of respondents to a survey by Bank of America are on track with their retirement planning efforts, and nearly one-quarter (23%) report they have not started...