A study of more than 1,000 401(k) plan participants by Charles Schwab found that 57 percent of participants wish there were an easier way to figure out how to choose the right 401(k) investments.

Many in the industry say they like the idea of helping plan participants better understand how their current retirement savings will translate into lifetime income upon retirement. But thats where agreement stops.

A study by the Tinbergen Institute at VU University Amsterdam found that retiring early reduced a mans risk of dying within five years by 42.3 percent.

A white paper produced on behalf of The Center for Due Diligence offers fiduciaries a dozen best practices when working with tactical asset allocation strategies.

More than half of those surveyed said they are putting away the same amount now as they were a year ago. Of those remaining, 18 percent said theyve increased their savings rate and 17 percent have decreased it.

EBRI finds that just 33 percent of future retirees expect Social Security to be a major share of their income in retirement.

Fitch Ratings believes that severely underfunded plans face plenty of turbulence and uncertainty in the years ahead.

LIMRA found that total annuity sales were $56.5 billion in the second quarter, or 9 percent higher than in the first quarter.