Retirement Advisor

A new notice, part of the Dodd-Frank Act, would increase the net worth threshold to $2 million before advisers can charge performance fees.

New York Life Insurance Company announced Monday first-quarter gains in sales of life insurance, income annuities, long-term care insurance and mutual funds, as well as a solid double-digit increase in the number of new agents hired in the first three months of 2011.

As a result of the economic downturn, seniors and pre-retirees are more concerned than ever before about their ability to last through retirement — especially since they're living longer and therefore spending more time (and money) in retirement.

Employee benefits lawyer Jenny Kiesewetter provides analysis on the Kraft 401(k) lawsuit.

Under provisions of the Dodd-Frank law that will take effect in July, virtually all hedge funds will be required to file with the SEC (and publicly disclose) new Form ADV Section 7.B data.

Timothy Geithner is telling Congress that he will halt investments in two big government pension plans to allow the government to continue borrowing money for the next few months.

Prudential Annuities recently announced the addition of two new investment options.

Minority populations are more likely to rely on Social Security as their only source of retirement benefits, according to various studies by the AARP.