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Developing the next generation of leaders is the top talent management priority for organizations this year, replacing 2011’s top priority of addressing skills gaps for critical roles.

On Tuesday, HR/benefits practitioners got some free legal advice regarding their specific obligations under new Department of Labor 401(k) fee disclosure rules, which go into effect next month.

The odds of being single at some point during retirement are high and present unique challenges for both “ever single” retirees who never married and for those who become “suddenly single” in retirement due to divorce or death of a spouse. In fact, 43% of Americans age 65 and older are single due to divorce, having never married, or the death of a partner.

A change in ranks within the C-suite can often make or break business and personal relationships. In today's BeAdvised, a second-generation executive at an Atlanta brokerage shares first-hand tips to help any company build the next generation of leaders.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that in 2009, people with long-term care coverage had a median total household spending of $47,392, compared to those without LTC insurance, who spent $32,048. In individual categories, the differences are particularly large in health, entertainment and other spending. Perhaps LTC buyers think, “Hey, I’ve done a good job saving/preparing for long-term care expenses; why not take that extra vacation?”

Many small business owners are unprepared for retirement, with a third of the women and a quarter of the men in a new survey having no estimate of how much they will need when they retire.

Almost half of men and 46% of women who purchased individual critical illness insurance policies in 2011 were younger than age 45, according to a recent survey.

Every election year brings a certain degree of uncertainty to the financial markets, making life a bit more complicated for financial advisers and clients trying to anticipate how whatever happens in November will impact publicly traded companies, the tax code, Social Security and the full gamut of investment products going forward.

Workplace retirement plan investors who use target-date funds feel more secure about reaching their goals and managing their portfolios than those who did not, a recent study from ING finds.

Sam Lazarus would love nothing more than to save money in his individual retirement account.