Retirement Advisor

When the Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration re-proposes its fiduciary rules, it must take into account their effect on broker/dealers, plan sponsors, record keepers and plan auditors, says Jeleen Guttenberg, a partner in the law firm Bracewell & Giulianis Employee Benefits, ERISA, and Executive Compensation group.

A report from the Insured Retirement Institute found that boomer womens confidence in retirement planning was significantly influenced by their marital status.

Advisor confidence in the economy and the stock markets fell again in September, dropping nearly 7% to about 92 from 98 in August, Rydex|SGI Advisor Benchmarking reported on Tuesday.

The Obama administrations attempt to create a voluntary long-term care program was a way for the president to barter with GOP lawmakers on health mandates after his reelection, says Jesse Slome, executive director for the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Consumers' confidence remained weak in September after dropping to a post-recession low during the month before. That's left economists to wonder just what it'll take to get Americans feeling good about the economy again.

A group that represents more than 100 of the largest corporate pension plans, with more than $1.3 trillion in plan assets, has found a new executive director.

Getting a potential client to switch their broker is a lot like trying to get them to skydive: theyve been meaning to do it for years, theyll feel much better for having done it; they just need a little push.

Small- and mid-sized plan sponsors could benefit from the use of Open Multiple Employer Plans or MEPs, says law firm DrinkerBiddle.