LIMRA says few Americans pay attention to their 401(k) fees, and those who do tend to be paralyzed by inaction or confusion when they get the details.

A Florida police pension fund is suing the satellite broadcaster for not fighting off a takeover attempt. How much sway should investors have in these cases?

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro has called off a vote which might have changed the ways money market funds are calculated, following aggressive trade lobbying.

Among the other worries facing those on the cusp of retirement? How about the prospect of your home equity loan destroying all of your retirement plans?

Survey says: People are feeling somewhat more positive about their financial security, so much so they might actually put some cash in their 401(k) account.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch's new study shows that auto-enrollment features and investor education have produced better engagement and participation.

The company made huge advances in whole life, annuity and mutual fund sales - each up 17 percent from last year - as well as strong agent recruitment.

Some 1,300 workers at a bankrupt Greenwich, Conn.-based newsprint company will receive future benefits through the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, according to an announcement Tuesday.