In Practice

A new study from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) shows that 401(k) plans, originally perceived as a supplement to worker pensions, now have more than twice as many...

Is your continuous improvement stalled at the expense of the plan participant?

Front-line experiences to help you experience the normalcy of a "normal" day

Little thought bent toward retirement

Sometimes, tracking your income can be the hardest part of serving the retirement plan market

Advertising prohibitions can snare the unwary

Retirement plan relationships are evolving from a casual give-and-take toward something more formal

Advisers share their favorite providers

Pension reforms pose opportunities, threats for advisers

Nearly four in 10 (38%) of the chief financial officers (CFO) in a recent survey said their firms expected to add 401(k) automatic enrollment programs as a result...

A survey conducted by Towers Perrin immediately following President Bush's signing of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) found more employers are likely to maintain their defined benefit pension...

A recent study, "Spending and Investing in Retirement" by LIMRA and the Society of Actuaries offers insight into how people determine they are ready to retire and how...

A new survey finds that retirees are most concerned about the impact of the investment markets and an unexpected medical issue on their post-career standard of living.

Most employers (80%) consider the company-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan to be the primary vehicle for their employees' retirement income, but almost half (43%) are concerned that their...

Recent studies indicate that more than half of participants spend at least some of their retirement savings well before that date.

While there has been a lot of talk the past year about the need to boost participation and deferrals, we don't seem to be making much progress.

The good news is that retirees appear to be quite content with their existing adviser relationships — all the more reason for advisers to establish those connections prior...

More than 13.6 million employees in small, micro-businesses lack an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan today, a Fidelity news release said — a result that may well be the result...

A study released recently by Fidelity Investments says that 69% of small businesses review their 401(k) plan at least once a year and about a quarter (26%) of...

It is almost never a good idea to waste time pursuing clients who will not be a good fit for your business, even if they do appear to...