Hung Tran

The Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Investment Company Institute say more and more 401(k) plans are offering target date funds, and more participants are using them — but the adoption rate has moved at a slower pace.

As the value of alternative funds skyrockets, more attention is being paid, including by major research firms

Education and health care retirement plans are using more target-date funds and Roth features in their plans, according to the latest 403(b) plan sponsor survey from the Plan Sponsor Council of America.

Target-date funds pulled in $13.9 billion in the second quarter despite the nearly 3% loss on average, according to Morningstar.

Education and health care retirement plans are using more target date funds and Roth features in their plans, according to the latest 403(b) plan sponsor survey from the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA).

New findings from Tiburon Strategic Advisors reveal some interesting facts about advisers’ appetite, or lack thereof, for headline grabbing products such as alternatives and exchange-traded funds.

Investment products are "overly complex," and investors are feeling "overwhelmed" by the slew investment choices available to them, according to the MFS Investing Sentiment Survey.