Employees are participating in their 401(k) plans at a record rate, with record-high balances. But that doesnt mean theyre taking an active role.

Theyre worried about long-term care, but that doesnt mean theyre planning for it, or even talking about it. And the cost of elder care can derail the retirement of both parents and children.

Are Americans prepared in the retirement savings area? According to this index, even habitual savers who think they're ready for retirement might think again.

It seems people are getting the message: delay retirement and put off Social Security, and come in for a larger benefit when you do claim.

In spite of the fact that investors are increasingly turning to robo-advisors, what they want is guidance from financial firms.

The fiduciaries of four large pension planstwo states and two citiesjoined together in writing an open letter in their fiduciary capacity that criticized corporations stock buyback activities.

More participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans had access to in-plan income guarantees in 2014, and more of them chose such an option.

The SEC has charged an investment advisory firm and two of its executives with selling unsuitable investments to pension funds for Atlantas police and firefighters, transit workers and other employees.