401(k)

The senator has introduced legislation that calls for a database of all retirement accounts, and for investing abandoned accounts in target-date funds.

Clients who are currently investing for retirement should anticipate a paltry long-term return given today's market conditions, says BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink.

The proposals would enhance retirement security for those who depend most on the program; plus, three ways to lower long-term-care insurance premiums.

Retirement savers can ward off the risk of succeeding periods of bad returns during the early part of their golden years with the right asset allocation.

The decline could be attributed to poor market returns and the plans' auto enrollment feature.

These college savings portfolios have adequate exposure to large-cap equities and other core assets, but aren't as good on more specialized investments compared with target-date funds.

These smart strategies can reduce the amount of income subject to the tax, says Samuel A. Donaldson, professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law.

A property would have to "perform sensationally" to make up for the hit to the investor's retirement savings; plus, how to overcome income shocks.

Taking advantage of this perk can help clients get much closer to securing their retirement; plus, what couples need to know about Social Security benefits.

The finalization of the Department of Labor’s recent fiduciary ruling has left more than one out of three retirement plan service providers uncertain of their professional status, according to a new industry survey.

Nearly four decades after adopting passive investing techniques, Vanguard's founder finally sees the approach pay off; plus, Social Security filing tactics your clients need to consider.

Who benefits from a new law that allows retirees to make donations to charities directly from their IRAs? Plus, retirement challenges even millennials with 401(k)s will face.

Why certain clients should allocate more, or less, to their emergency funds in preparation for retirement; plus, how Americans blew $1.7 trillion in retirement savings.

Why seniors and physicians must overcome their fears of discussing end-of-life care; plus, how to plan for a client's retirement in their 60s.

An absence of pensions has prompted older workers to increase their working hours and stay longer in the workplace, a recent study finds; plus, how your clients can plan for retirement in their 50s.

One retirement plan advisory firm's digital approach offers product providers a lesson on how to overcome the client education gap and reinvigorate the learning process.

Fidelity needn’t settle for another me-too lineup of smart beta ETFs.

Advisors managing assets within retirement plan vehicles, including IRAs, will need to take a hard look at their own pricing and practices, because simply disclosing conflicts of interest is no longer good enough under the new rule.

Out of about 76 million baby boomers in the United States, approximately 35 million of them lack any retirement savings and that statistic appears to be getting worse.

DoL regulators say they allowed for annuities and nontraded REITs in retirement accounts because they wanted to avoid the risk of clients taking heavy losses by exiting certain investments precipitously.