Retirement Advisor

A new education program from Lincoln Financial will help guide participants through all stages of the retirement and savings process.

An Associated Press poll shows that most Americans don't believe that Social Security and Medicare have to be cut in order to balance the federal budget.

Benefits groups fear conflicts in federal swaps regulations could accidentally make all swaps transactions involving swaps dealers and retirement plans illegal.

A Senate bill introduced last week would make it harder for savers to tap into retirement funds, while making it easier for workers to repay loans from retirement accounts after losing a job.

In a new report, the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines the effectiveness of immediate versus longevity annuities at reaching adequate retirement income targets.

When the 401(k) retirement plan was born in 1981, it was originally designed as a way for employees to defer extra savings or bonus money on a pre-tax basis. Today, the 401(k) has eclipsed the traditional defined benefit (DB) plan to become the primary vehicle for financing retirement in America.

Under the Dodd-Frank law, most registered investment advisers (RIAs) with assets under management (AUM) below $100 million will soon be required to withdraw SEC registrations and register with the state where their primary office is located.

Lincoln Financial Distributors hired Jacqueline O'Connor as a Relationship Manager for the Institutional Retirement Solutions Distribution (IRSD) consultant channel.