Despite significant cuts to benefits and plans to curtail retirement incentives for new hires, state pension funds are collectively more than $900 billion in the red.

Finanical advisors' simple pass/fail test results will not be part of the information disclosed to investors on the BrokerCheck system.

Los Angeles leaders want to lower city employees' retirement age and curtail benefits, a move they say could save $5 billion over three decades.

Will you still be employed in 90 days? Good question. More workers are feeling better, however, and that might open them to retirement savings planning.

Both Sears and the New York Times are working to enact lump-sum payments to their retirees, limiting pension liabilites further down the road.

NAPA and ASPPA are once again highlighting the contributions of advisors in the retirement industy with their annual Advisor Leadership Award.

It may be time to ask if the standard DC tool is the best tool, or just good enough - and what can be done to make it better.

The bankrupt airline will cease all pension contributions Nov. 1 and substitute a 401(k) match for some employees, as well as dropping some retiree benefits.