Global AUM last year rose for the second consecutive year, reaching a record $68.7 trillion at the end of 2013, a 13 percent bump.

The National Center for Policy Analysis gives lawmakers something to chew on.

OneAmerica argues for auto features as a way to address family, health and other financial obligations that can make saving for retirement harder that it should be.

Investors pulled out more money than they put into U.S. equity mutual funds for the second month in a row in June, reclaiming $8.3 billion the most for that category in 18 months.

Among millennials who have had a go at figuring out how much theyll need to retire, 52 percent had guessed while only 10 percent actually used some sort of retirement calculator or worksheet.

But only 60 percent of workers believe that those who save in a retirement savings plan are likely to have a secure retirement.

Some in the military appear to be financially defenseless when it comes to anything from finding a loan to coping with a financial emergency.

The failure to achieve any bipartisan reform to date suggests that Social Security remains a third rail in American politics.