Retirement Advisor

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is rolling out an economic plan that includes a flat tax proposal, private retirement accounts for Social Security and a lower corporate tax rate.

Retirement confidence among American workers has reached a four-year low, according to the Unretirement Index, a poll of nearly 1,500 working Americans by Sun Life Financial Inc.

Managing a retirement plan is a big job, and its not without risks. Thats why good managementor governanceof a retirement plan is so critical.

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries has inaugurated Robert Richter as 2011-2012 president of the organization during the opening session of ASPPA's annual conference at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, Md.

The Department of Labor has issued a new regulation designed to improve access to expert investment advice for workers with 401(k) and individual retirement accounts.

As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction searches for ways to cut $1.5 trillion from the federal budget over 10 years, the issue of how the Social Security Cost of Living Index (COLA) will be indexed could become controversial for retired clients.

Most households with individuals employed in state and local government can expect to receive at retirement well below the 80% of pre-retirement income needed to maintain their pre-retirement living standards, according to new research.

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $1.98 billion to $2.634 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.