According to the Congressional Budget Office, the change proposed by Rep. Bruce Westerman would result in savings of $3.1 billion over 10 years.

Pershing digs into what drives women to invest and how advisors can best serve them.

Middle-aged and older women are saving for retirement in a proportion close to that of men, but theyve lost more than they can make up in the time they have left.

Central America is cheap, sure. But so are some choices much farther afield.

The company will be managing more than $80 million in assets for the plans 1,625 members.

The National Institute of Retirement Security says the nation faces a $6.8 trillion deficit in retirement savings, with the problem especially grave for minority households.

The funding ratios of U.S. corporate plans is now in positive territory for 2015.

Transamerica's Center for Retirement Studies says its latest survey once again shows women are at greater risk of failing to achieve a financially secure retirement compared to men.