Investment Instruments

Americans still need retirement planning help, with 40 percent of survey respondents saying they're ill-informed about investing retirement assets or managing risks in retirement.

Advisors and plan sponsors are surprisingly still unaware that DOL has jurisdiction over them, says Andy Larson of the Retirement Learning Center.

A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

Many boomers who don't feel prepared for retirement are within striking distance of being prepared, and need only make minor adjustments.

Thorough education, two-way communication and a focus behind the business strategy behind benefits are some of the hallmarks of Principal's 10 Best Companies.

As retail providers pull assets away from traditional mutual funds and into ETFs, they are spreading their remaining dollars among fewer providers, which has resulted in significant market consolidation.

A Colorado Republican lawmaker withdrew his own bill on retiree health care after public outcry that the measure would knock thousands of eligible Medicare recipients out of the program.

With life expectancies on the rise, 58 percent of affluent Americans believe they could live to be 100; the implications on retirement finance are staggering.