Retirement planning

Even though six in 10 women are concerned they aren’t saving enough to last throughout their retirement, few are taking steps to mitigate this risk.

Hawaii is the best state for retirees according to the 2012 MoneyRates.com analysis of the Best and Worst Stated for Retirement in the U.S.

Want to avoid personal liability in, for instance, properly valuing the assets in funds you manage?

Boston-Determining which asset classes and markets are currently attracting the most investor attention can be a daunting task for asset managers.

Franklin Templeton Investments announced the launch of its new online, interactive retirement center for advisors and plans sponsors on Thursday.

Franklin Templeton Investments announced the launch of its new online, interactive retirement center for advisors and plans sponsors on Thursday.

A recent paper by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College suggests that in terms of actually being able to maintain one’s lifestyle in retirement, compared to other factors, the focus on asset allocation is largely misplaced.

In spite of Medicare’s almost constant presence in the news recently, most U.S. investors still grossly underestimate how much they will need to save to cover the costs of healthcare in retirement, it emerged in a webcast last night from Wells Fargo’s retirement group.

Think target-date funds are the default choice du jour for define contribution plan sponsors? Think again.

A new finding by Invesco is sure to make a few exchange-trade fund providers smile.

It’s a conflicted time for American investors who are both worried about their preparedness for retirement but also terrifically gun shy about taking on new risk to help pay for it, according to a new study of 702 U.S. residents who range in age from 18 to 67.

The liquidation of boomers' assets will be the biggest opportunity for advisors over the course of the next 20 years, according to Tiburon's Chip Roame. Advisors just need to get past the bad attitudes.

John Hancock has made its recently renamed "Retirement Choices At" series of target date funds available to retirement plan sponsors.

The Social Security Administration announced a 1.7% cost-of-living adjustment for 2013. That adjustment will also cause an increase in the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security tax.

MFS Investment Management has expanded its Defined Contribution Investments Only specialist sales team from seven to nine, with the addition of new positions in the Mid-West and Southeast.

Planners concerned with the health of their clients’ pensions should take note that U.S. corporate pension plans managed a modest funding recovery in September, despite remaining in overall deficit status.

As 75 million Baby Boomers stand at the edge of retirement, most will have to look beyond government programs to sustain their standard of living. Here are six things advisors and their clients should be aware of when setting aside income-generating retirement plans.

Northern Trust has promoted Darius Gill to managing director of the Foundation & Institutional Advisors group in the Central Region, which includes Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin.

The Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors has elected ICI Chairman Greg Johnson, president and chief executive officer, Franklin Resources, to serve an additional one-year term.

Most households with between $100,000 and $500,000 in investable assets do not have a retirement income plan and have not worked with a financial advisor, presenting a “sweet spot” for asset managers, according to findings from a Cerulli Associates retirement report released on Wednesday.