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The vast majority of executives responsible for 401(k) plans at their companies are feeling less confident that employees are financially prepared for retirement, according to a survey by Deloitte.

Clarifying Form 1099-R would help the Internal Revenue Service identify more taxpayers who are underreporting their retirement income, according to a new report.

The vast majority of executives responsible for 401(k) plans at their companies are feeling less confident that employees are financially prepared for retirement, according to a survey by Deloitte.

Rothstein Kass expects that new hire Nancy H. Schultz will be able to parlay her 25 years of financial planning experience and her extensive network of contacts in the region to take advantage of growing demand for single-family practices on the West Coast.

Participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans are hungry for investment guidance and willing to use automatic enrollment features to achieve their goals, according to results of a survey of changing attitudes toward retirement readiness by State Street Global Advisors.

Vanguard has launched a new target retirement fund for Generation Y investors that will lay the foundation broad diversification among the major asset classes and low costs--and start them on the road to successful investing.

UBS is expanding its compliance database to include information on environmental and social risks, which will be applied to companies, prospective sourcing partners and investment clients to ferret out controversy that could impact the bank's reputation and financial performance.

Succession planning is on a lot of advisors' minds right now. But it's not only owners who need to prepare for succession — employees also need to get ready. Financial Planning talked to Deena Katz, chairwoman of Evensky & Katz and associate professor of personal financial planning at Texas Tech, about her thoughts on this topic.

Participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans are hungry for investment guidance and willing to use automatic enrollment features to achieve their goals, according to results of a survey of changing attitudes toward retirement readiness released by State Street.

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