Retirement Advisor

As most of you already know, 2010 was a banner year for the Department of Labor. In quick succession, the DOL issued three major pieces of guidance related to retirement plans.

With the effective date of the fee disclosure rule just six months away and the fiduciary definition regulation likely not far behind, many in the financial industry are scrambling to adjust to the new standards and figure out exactly what the regulations mean for them.

For clients who are approaching retirement, one of the most important documents to save and evaluate is the annual Social Security Statement, which traditionally has arrived in clients’ mailboxes shortly before their birthdays.

A judge has refused to set aside public employee pension contributions in a separate account pending resolution of a lawsuit challenging those payments required by a Florida law that went into effect Friday.

In 2013, yet another financial challenge will befall the baby boomer generation as the $5 billion Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, funded under the Affordable Care Act, expires in 2013, to be followed by health insurance exchanges for individual coverage.

Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith took their new buddy act on the road Wednesday, creating a buzz among rookies in Florida then returning to Minnesota for talks to try and end pro football's labor impasse.

PPACA wins in court, target date funds miss target and the HR frenzy in Vegas

A newly released audit that criticizes oversight of the Kentucky's $13 billion pension fund could provide the impetus needed to get the legislature to act.