U.S. regulators dropped the ball in a recent letter clarifying that regulations do not prohibit the use of private equity funds in 401(k) plans
Only 15% of participants in the survey said they received messages through mobile apps at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis
The Texas couple made 90 unauthorized distributions from pension and retirement plans they ran
Economic conditions have made the products less attractive than they were last year, with one exception
The agency is likely collecting data to shape a proposed rule on investment selection
The investment manager's plan included a poorly performing, high-fee product, the plaintiff alleged
Pandemic conditions make acting in clients’ interests even more important, Jay Clayton says
Defined-contribution plans generally place more emphasis on stock funds than fixed-income options
The SEC filed a parallel civil complaint against Frederick M. Stow for stealing nearly $1 million
It will become the latest state to move forward with a retirement savings program for private-sector workers
What’s the best Social Security claiming strategy for a married couple where the husband is 67 and the wife, who has no earnings history of her own, is 65?
An audit shows many retired widows and widowers are due higher survivor benefits
If the CARES Act stimulus checks are any indication, more people will need the money for basic expenses
Behavioral economics explains a lot about investors’ jitters over the pandemic, and advisers who employ its insights can help clients avoid irrational decisions
At least four lawsuits involving plans with more than $1 billion have been filed over the past few weeks
After seeing median returns of -20% during the first quarter, participants did not make many trades in May, according to two reports
Nearly a third of women said they had primary responsibility for household saving and investing decisions, but only 5% of men agreed
There are opportunities in the defined-contribution world in the wake of the pandemic
Even though plan sponsors are offering easy access to retirement accounts, few workers have taken advantage of that
As of late April, 12% of companies surveyed had suspended their matching contributions and another 23% said they might halt them
