Small-business owners believe retirement security is a problem, but 33 percent of them don't offer retirement plans to their employees.

Zillow.com finds that 25.4 percent of homeowners nationwide owe more on their homes than the house is worth.

Defined contribution plan fees are starting to drop, thanks to fee disclosure regulations put in place last year.

The SEC has accused a Detroit-based investment advisor of stealing nearly $3.1 million from the city's police and firefighter's pension plan.

The federal goverment is attempting to recover $4.9 million for defined benefit plan participants of an Iowa iron casting foundry and a Michigan manufacturer.

The SPARK Institute has asked the U.S. Department of Labor for an extension of the deadline when retirement plan sponsors are required to provide participant fee and investment disclosure materials to participants.

Professionally managed options continued to gain ground in 2012, with more than one-third of Vanguard plan participants investing in them.

Institutional investors are confident they know how to manage risk, despite market swings, inflation and weaker returns.