Retirement Trends

Municipal bonds continue to provide a reliable refuge from stock market volatility and a steady source of tax-free income.

The GAO found that the current rollover process favors distributions to IRAs whether or not this is in participants interest.

Louisiana lawmakers have delayed the start date of Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature retirement achievement from last year, a law that would shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan.

A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program.

Sponsors also face growing liability, with the number of claims against fiduciaries having tripled since the 1990s.

Stocks are moving higher Wednesday morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its massive economic stimulus programs.