Only 26 percent of Roth IRA holders contributed to their accounts in 2011, compared with 6 percent of traditional IRA owners.

Deferred-income annuities are making their mark on the insurance world, shaping up as more than an esoteric niche product.

Nearly half of high net-worth individuals say they have planned ahead for health care and long-term care costs in retirement.

Millennials, a survey finds, are more worried about debt than their day-to-day expenses.

LIMRA is a big fan of the Employee Benefit Research Institute's proposal to include a lifetime income illustration as part of a defined contribution plan participant's account statement.

Investment in 403(b) plans continues to rise as both plan sponsors and participants upped their dedication to the retirement savings plans in 2012.

Defined benefit pension plans outperformed 401(k) plans by a wide margin in 2011.

Nearly two-thirds of defined contribution plan sponsors use social media as a regular source of information for 401(k) plans and the providers that serve this market.