Investment Instruments

Fidelity Investments is opening five stock mutual funds that seek to keep investor costs low by passively tracking stock indexes, rather than relying on professional managers to pick investments.

More than a third (35 percent) of all retirees receive income from an annuity, according to new analysis from LIMRA. Most who draw income from an annuity are older retirees, those above the age of 75.

Jeopardy champ attempts to revamp health care, while Congress looks to meddle with 401(k)s

Transamerica Retirement Services today announced Wednesday the launch of RetireTrack, a Web-based, interactive and customizable retirement savings tool for retirement plan participants.

Vanguard, a powerhouse in investment management, announced Wednesday that it will offer a bundled 401(k) plan service for small companies.

More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the equities market, according to a survey by Liquidnet, the global institutional marketplace.

Many older U.S. consumers would rather not finance a long term care (LTC) plan at all, but others would prefer to have LTC arrangements squared away before they reach age 65.

With domestic markets in turmoil, U.S. participants in 401(k) and other defined contribution (DC) plans are hungry to put their money into overseas investments, even though many European countries are struggling with the same issues the United States faces.