Lawmakers could write legislation within days — and attach it to a must-pass spending bill — that would replace the Labor Department's pending rule to raise investment advice standards for retirement accounts, effectively killing it.
A study finds the vast majority of future retirees risk leaving thousands of dollars in benefits on the table each year due to their lack of knowledge.
Ten representatives send letter calling on the agency to fix problems with exemptions for compensation practices and investor education.
As part of its focus on custody violations, the SEC is examining cases in which clients give advisers their usernames and passwords.
Official inflation measure ignores retirees' biggest costs; Medicare hike a focus
2016 will mark the third time that seniors have received no increase in Social Security benefits since automatic COLAs were enacted by Congress in 1975. The first two times were in 2010 and 2011.
Students are graduating with more debt than ever before, but they should make sure they don't neglect their retirement savings.
For example, you must be single to collect spousal benefits on an ex.
You must be single to collect spousal benefits on an ex.
Remarriage at age 60 or later preserves the right to survivor benefits.
Younger adults can't use their parents' generation as a sound template for their retirement savings.
The difference between traditional wealth management and robo-advisers boils down to the latter's ability to realize the future potential earnings power of millennials despite their current cash-strapped state.
There's gambling going on at this bank, and it's perfectly legal.
If you're like most other American residents surveyed in a recent poll, then worrying about financial concerns is taking up most of your time.
Index giant enjoys 7.9% increase in assets over last year while Boston behemoth suffers 3.4% drop.
Report looks at estimates of workplace retirement savings program coverage, strategies used by states and other countries to expand coverage among private-sector workers and challenges that states could face.
The deal is expected to add $71 billion in assets under administration and 917,000 participants to Transamerica's record-keeping platform.
With such automated functionality, advisers can pull data from various sources to create a comprehensive financial plan.
This is the time of year when everyone on Medicare can reevaluate features of their plans to see if they're getting the best coverage at the best price.
Participants want professional retirement-planning advice, but many aren't using it when offered, according to a Schwab study, giving advisers a chance to shine.
