Mesirow Financials Investment Strategies group has launched a series of model portfolios on the Mid Atlantic Trust Company ModelxChange platform.

The steady increase in full retirement age for Social Security has resulted in people working longer and not claiming their benefits early, according to new research by the Congressional Budget Office.

Some annuities that guarantee lifetime withdrawal are not well-regulated and could pose a risk to consumers, according to the Government Accounting Office.

Financial companies are finally starting to leap on the social media bandwagon, and retirement advisors are beginning to follow suit.

The Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund began tracking the FTSE Emerging Index on Jan. 10, 2013.

More than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries can access their payment history, benefit verification letter and other services online.

Pension asset portfolios gained 9.3 percent in 2012, but declining discount rates drove the funded ratio of pension plans lower.

The court ruled an employer's unpaid contributions to an employee 401(k) plan were not plan assets under ERISA because they weren't labeled as such in governing documents.