Retirement Advisor

The nation's largest public pension fund has posted its highest investment returns since before the recession, reporting returns of 20.7 percent for the fiscal year ended June 30, the fund's investment team announced Monday.

Among the most widespread technological developments in recent years is the emergence of social media as primary conduits of communication, both business and personal.

Conceptually, investors are thought be more risk-tolerant at younger ages and more risk-averse as they age. In fact, this idea is built into many asset allocation strategies and provides the structure for target-date mutual funds. But is it still valid?

A judge rejected a request from the New Hampshire Retirement System on Thursday to immediately block implementation of part of a new pension overhaul law but has set an October hearing on the case.

Two weeks after they filed a complaint over their lack of involvement in the labor talks between the NFL and players, and as those talks appear to be gaining traction toward a new collective bargaining agreement, a group of retired football players sent the league a letter asking to be...

A new issue brief from the nonprofit Institutional Retirement Income Council tackles dilemmas and issues surrounding guaranteed lifetime income options that are just starting to pop up within the retirement plan market.

In a time during which uncertainty prevails – instead of assurances that a universe of options will remain stable throughout a multi-year period – it’s generally best to plan for one of the likely possibilities but remain flexible and ready to change when more reliable tenets emerge.

More than half of respondents to a new Fidelity survey say if it weren't for their 401(k), they wouldn't be saving for retirement.