Investment Instruments

As the government reaches for more revenue to avert the fiscal cliff, new limits on tax expenditures could reduce potential 401(k) contributions by 65 percent.

Opposition grows to Gov. Lincoln Chafee's call for negotiations with labor unions seeking to overturn sweeping changes to the state's retirement system.

A new take on the game of Life, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company has launched a Facebook app that allows users to discover possibilities for their lives by mixing up a potion based on their interests.

The economic downturn spurred Americans over the age of 55 to make changes to their lifestyle plans, work/leisure expectations and investing strategies, according to a study released this week by AIG Life and Retirement in collaboration with Age Wave.

It's good more and more 401(k) investors are deciding to go back to the future and stick with simpler investment options.

Fee disclosures' impact on the 403(b) business? Almost nil, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of America, though the reasonableness of fees still needs to be weighed.