Controlling funding status volatility is the top priority of pension plan sponsors this year, according to a quick poll by SEI.

The decision to annuitize your defined benefit plan or opt for a lump-sum payment hinges on the rules of your specific plan, a new study found.

Washington Investment Advisors' new tool, Personal Retirement View, aggregates data from multiple third-party administrators and employee census information into a personalized consolidated retirement income planning report.

A high percentage of Americans dont know much about life insurance, making it difficult for them to use it as part of their retirement planning.

Even though employers and employees alike are doing better four years after the Recession began, both groups say they are less optimistic about how they will be doing financially a year from now.

Most people know they can save for their childrens college educations through a 529 plan, but what isnt so widely known is that 529s can be used to pay for adults to go back to school as well.

Cerulli Associates estimates that public and private defined contribution plan assets will reach $7.3 trillion by 2017.

The Principal has introduced critical illness insurance as one of the voluntary benefits it offers to help employees fill the gap in financial protection.