Investment Instruments

Fidelity is the most likely firm to be chosen by investors looking for somewhere to roll their 401(k) assets to.

A measure to spur employee-ownership of private companies is getting bipartisan support in the Senate.

Looking at all workers participating in defined contribution plans, 86 percent contribute with a 401(k) pre-tax contribution while 23 percent contribute with a Roth 401(k) contribution.

Testing these new compliance procedures using the DOLs own suggested Model Comparison Chart and BrightScopes listing of the top 10 most widely held 401(k) mutual funds astonished readers in many interesting and intriguing ways.

Pension shortfalls will be exacerbated by underestimating life expectancies, according to a report by Swiss Re. An essential element to preparing for longevity risk, the reinsurer found, is to develop better predictive methods for determining mortality.

Obama tackles the NFL, COBRA gets bitten, brokers take a pay cut and fee disclosure regs coming