Commentary

The bulk of 401(k) cashout leakage results from a lack of plan-to-plan portability.

What happened last year was abnormal. Rising volatility will lead to a healthier market.

A high percentage of employees view all of the information given to them at open enrollment as “the tower of benefit misery.” Really? Employers should be offended; so should brokers and consultants.

Investors must reinvent themselves or struggle mightily.

The idea is broadly supported by health-care policy experts, but it's meeting resistance from two powerful forces.

Further change can be expected, as calls grow louder for better health-care value for the dollar.

After years of regulatory whiplash, companies are directing their attention to plan designs, contribution strategies and employee health initiatives.

Buying Humana would put Walmart into some less familiar lines of business, but the Medicare piece does fit with its retail and pharmacy customer base.