As retirees hit age 70 and are required to take minimum distributions, they are tending to do so at rate consistent with their initial withdrawal amount.

Retirees are definitely living on less but T. Rowe Price says 89 percent are somewhat or very satisfied with their retirement lifestyle.

Improvements can be made to better protect participants in managed accounts, the GAO says.

What one of the nation's leading private equity firms is telling plans sponsors with questions about its push into Americans' retirement plans.

Health savings accounts could help generate huge sums to offset health care costs in retirement, at least for some Americans, according to the Employee Benefits Research Institute.

The government agency will assume responsibility for the retirement benefits of 2,101 employees who worked for the late Victor Posner.

It says the Railroad Retirement Board's total and permanent disability program are vulnerable to fraud.

State Street Global says its survey findings suggest workers in DC plans view themselves as savers, not investors.