Investment Instruments

Under a state senator's proposal, employees and their employers would have to contribute to a system similar to a 401(k) where their money is invested and their retirement payment depends on their total investments when they retire.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration wrote a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission commending the organization for the care it took in coordinating its external business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Vanguard has launched a new target date fund with young investors in mind.

We seem to place too much of a load on plan sponsors when theres a simpler and better source to help ease their burden.

Denver-based 361 Capital has launched a new managed futures index that offers a counter-trend equity strategy.

Quite a few of the top 25 fastest-growing fund managers for last year came from boutique firms, according to Strategic Insights Simfund database.

Chad Parks founded his company in 1999 with one goal in mind, to make 401(k) plans accessible to small businesses. As the industry enters 2012, the CEO of The Online 401(k) believes there are five changes afoot in the 401(k) marketplace that will play a pivotal role in the industry...

Though the recession has weakened returns and made saving harder for families, many people still aren't taking full advantage of 401(k) benefits. But is a $1 million balance possible for an employee making $35,000 a year? Perhaps.