Tax-deferred retirement accounts offer participants loans and withdrawals as a way to attract participants. According to new research by Vanguard, which studied seven large defined contribution plans for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, blacks and Hispanics were more likely to take a loan or hardship withdrawal than whites...

The IRS and the Treasury Department would like to issue guidance relating to the applicability of the normal retirement age rules to government plans.

2012 could be a big year for pension plan terminations, according to Vanguard Strategic Retirement Consulting. Many sponsors of frozen defined benefit plans are considering terminations because the Pension Protection Act of 2006 reduced regulatory stumbling blocks related to offering lump-sum payments.

On April 17, Chad Parks, the founder and CEO of The Online 401(k) embarked on a six-week, 6,000-mile journey across the U.S. to raise awareness about the impending retirement crisis.

Tallahassee, Florida, has ranked in the top spot for most desirable Boomer retirement community in the country, according to a study by The Washington Economics Group.

Nine mutual fund providers will see serious investment momentum from investors in 2012, according to a recent survey of affluent investors by Cogent Research.

President Obamas Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act will change the hedge fund industry by allowing advisors to private funds to advertise their services.

Eighty percent of millionaires now say they too are concerned about the long-term slide of the economy, up from last year's numbers, according to a study.