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Thanks to record low Aa corporate discount bond rates and declines in domestic and international stocks, U.S. corporate pension plans saw their funding status dip more than 5.6% to 71.3% in August, BNY Mellon Asset Management said.

Vanguard launched an online service that allows individuals to compare income annuities from different insurance companies.

Less than a third of investors are aware of a closing loophole that could allow them to convert a Roth IRA into a traditional IRA.

Besides ensuring orderly pricing in equity markets, outflows from stock mutual funds that have occurred every single week in the four months since the May 6 Flash Crash, for estimated redemptions totaling more than $50 billion, are causing grave concerns at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Whether you were in the U.S., Canada or Europe during the financial meltdown, the economic effects were felt by every investor class, which in turn, is now forcing many to find alternative means to curb risk and diversify their investment portfolios.

A recent study indicates the housing crisis has worsened an already-precarious financial condition.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Colorado investment adviser with deceiving elderly clients about the safety of putting their money into hedge funds.

The SEC is likely to revise its approach to circuit breakers to include a “careful review” of price bands that limit how far up or down the price of a stock can move at any given time.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will kick off its much-awaited series of hearings on the municipal market this month, holding the first on Tuesday, Sept. 21, in San Francisco.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to revise its approach to circuit breakers on the nation’s equities exchanges, to include a “careful review” of price bands that limit how far up or down the price of a stock can move at any given time.