Retirement Advisor

As the trend toward index funds for defined contribution (DC) grows, BlackRock Inc. announced Monday that it has expanded its menu of index mutual funds for defined contribution (DC) plans with the June launch of 10 new index funds.

Treasury prices are falling after the government reported a drop in unemployment claims.

Demographic and administrative concerns are some of the factors that scare insurers away from bidding on the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program contract, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled Wednesday that the town of Fairfield may not make claims for millions in losses to its pension fund due to disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's fraud scheme.

The AARP and other retiree groups on Wednesday said they will argue before the Michigan Supreme Court that parts of the state's new tax on pensions are unconstitutional, particularly related to public employees.

Financial markets have been on a wild ride the past two weeks. Here's how markets reacted in the first week of August.

Claims by politicians and industry lobbyists (is there a difference?) suggest costs will increase if the DOL changes the definition of Fiduciary. Heres a way to test that hypothesis.

Rattled by all the chaos and unpredictability in the markets? Get used to it. Predictions from global professional services company Towers Watson say dramatic financial developments over the past week or so like S&Ps downgrade are likely to keep happening for a number of years.