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According to a new survey from TD Ameritrade, 52% of working adults agree with the statement, “I am looking forward to retirement;” the other 48% were either neutral or disagreed.

Municipal bond mutual funds continued their hot streak. As the market saw modest firming, muni bond funds saw inflows for a ninth consecutive week.

In a June 12 letter to congressional leadership, American Benefits Council President James A. Klein urged swift enactment of legislation to stabilize pension plan funding while expressing strong concerns about efforts to increase employer-paid insurance premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

The lines of demarcation between work and life beyond office walls may have largely disappeared in many organizations, but that’s not to say employees are always accessible when they’re out of the office. With summer officially kicking off on Wednesday, there could be mounting anxiety about reaching vacationing coworkers.

Industry groups are being proactive in preparing their membership for the Supreme Court’s ruling on health care reform — which is expected at any time — as they know no matter the ruling, the business has changed forever.

In its annual report on how much it cost to raise a child from birth to age 17, the USDA calculates the grand total for kids born in 2011 is $234,900 (nearly $296,000 when accounting for inflation).

Although employers should proactively strive to create and maintain a safe work environment, no amount of preparation is guaranteed to prevent conflicts. In the unfortunate event that a credible threat of violence arises, established protocols and awareness can help address the issues promptly in an effort to protect everyone's safety. …

Dr. Sean Truman grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, where his father worked for the United Nations. He attended the International School of Kenya in Nairobi, where his mother was a teacher. He knows what it means to be an expatriate.

Watching health care costs over the last several years feels like that old episode of "The Twilight Zone" where the guy keeps trying to leave town and ends up in the same place over and over again. Year after year - for the past five years now - health care costs have risen between 7% and 8%. The cost to employers to offer health insurance to their employees has risen as much or more: They paid an annual average premium of $15,073 for family coverage in 2011, an increase of 9% over the previous year and double the amount of a decade ago.

Between 2003 and 2006, Standard Textile - a company that manufactures textiles and apparel for a variety of industries, including health care and hospitality - watched its benefits costs per employee jump by 60%. That got the attention of the CEO, and the company embarked on a more aggressive health and wellness journey.