Retirement planning

Market volatility means many entrepreneurs are focusing on the survival of their businesses ahead of their retirement plans.

“An educated customer is our best customer” has been the memorable slogan of Syms for four decades.

In its ongoing effort to expand its middle-market defined contribution and defined benefit business, The Hartford has hired Denise Diana as VP, retirement plans mid-market.

Government’s effort to boost retirement savings could overburden small employers.

Fund managers and other experts say that target-date funds need to increase the amount of information they provide investors to understand their investment risk. But they don’t want the Securities and Exchange Commission to change the way the funds are named.

Investment funds, lawmakers and other fund experts say that target-date funds need to increase the amount of information they provide investors to understand their investment risk. But they don’t want the Securities and Exchange Commission to change the way the funds are named.

Although it supports the Securities Exchange Commission’s goal of bringing more disclosure to target-date funds, the proposal to include asset allocation information in the fund’s name will only confuse investors, BackRock said in a letter to the agency this week.

Because women live longer, require more care and tend to be the primary caregivers in their families, long term care falls disproportionately on their shoulders. Yet according to a recent survey by Genworth Financial women face challenges talking to their families about putting together a financial strategy to deal with long term care.

As baby boomers transition from the accumulation to distribution phase of their financial lives, many RIAs find themselves engaged in a strategic planning process as they decide how to reshape their business models to serve clients in this new stage. For many financial planners, it remains a work in progress.

While low interest rates have been a “boon” to corporate borrowers, the low-yield environment is likely to “exacerbate underfunded pension positions” for corporations in the near term, Fitch said in a new report.

The Boston company said Tuesday it is introducing new Retirement Choices target-date portfolios, which are designed to take participants “to” retirement and accommodate the participant who wishes to select another investment strategy at the time of retirement.

Couples can afford to self-insure if they have enough money to run two households.

But loans and hardship withdrawals are also on the rise.

The service, available to private bank clients, aims to help older people maintain their independence and quality of life.

An increase in medical costs is forcing Americans to rethink their savings priorities, with many choosing to pour more money into monthly retirement savings, The First Command Financial Behaviors Index revealed.

As many as 31 states could see their pension plan assets dry up by 2030, this according to a new study from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

The U.S. economy has been so sickly for so long now it's hard to remember just a few years ago, people in this country were blissfully, ignorantly riding the wave of a housing bubble into what they figured would be a long and fruitful retirement.

Three-quarters oppose cutting Social Security to reduce the deficit as the government program celebrates its 75th anniversary.

Three out of every four adults age 18 or older are factoring in Social Security income when planning ahead for their retirement, according to a survey released Wednesday by AARP. Even among younger people aged 18 to 29, 62% expect to rely on Social Security.

New survey finds baby boomers are willing to spend less now in order to live the “good life” in retirement.