A majority of retirement plan participants feel confident about their investment decisions but pessimistic about their retirement outlook.

By offering a number of risk-based options, employers are more likely to meet everyones retirement objectives.

Establishing best practices across all areas of DC plan management is critical as they have become the primary savings vehicle for many U.S. workers.

The organization, which is the largest independent securities regulator in the U.S., warned that it will make reviewing firm practices in this area a top priority in 2014.

The aggregate pension funded status is estimated to be 93 percent at the end of 2013, a sharp jump from 77 percent at the end of 2012.

As defined benefit plans continue to disappear, more American workers are relying on defined contribution plans, such as 401(k)s, to save for retirement.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit remanded a lawsuit against the company over how its pension benefits were calculated back to a district court.

The DOL's Thomas Perez has been meeting with senators over the past month to try and bring them over to his way of thinking: that anyone who gives investment advice to retirees should be held to the same high standards.