Defined Contribution

To attack Wall Street is to attack Main Street. Politicians (and their mass media underlings) seem to forget this. Apparently, so do social activists.

After two weeks in Europe, my conclusion: It’s a bubble begging to burst.

When it comes to a defined contribution retirement plan, how do you define success?

If you’ve read about the alarming gender gap we’ve recently identified between men’s and women’s financial literacy, you might already know some of the risks it poses to plan sponsors from both a financial perspective and from a long-term cultural perspective.

Defined benefits and pension plans have fallen by the wayside, forcing plan sponsors to give employees a new kind of protection while still protecting the company against high costs. The answer? Annuities.

I can’t figure out if Phyllis Borzi is tougher than Mary Shapiro or just smarter.

A growing number of 403(b) retirement plan sponsors use third-party administrators (TPAs) for key plan services, and a new analysis shows that practice may be leading to better plan design.

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.