Retirement benefits

The degree of success will be how well the industry does in solving the “annuity puzzle.”

Greg Kasten’s outside-the-box thinking and success rate at getting employees truly on track for retirement made him the ideal candidate for this year’s award.

EBA Retirement columnist John Ludwig on how employers can expand on current procedures to create a comprehensive retirement communication strategy.

To be one or not to be one? That is the question for all brokers.

Advantages abound for the outside-the-box retirement adviser and willing clients who are serious about savings.

These omnipresent retirement vehicles may need to be turned upside down.

The inflection point in a decision over whether to terminate pensions appears to be on the horizon.

The Top 5 things driving the sales process with most plan sponsors this year.

Although we are not lawyers, it’s helpful to have talking points you can go over with clients seeking information.

A district court found that a claim seeking restitution to the plan for losses incurred as a result of a breach of a fiduciary duty under ERISA has the right to a jury trial. This will be an important issue to follow as the creation of a right to a jury trial could fundamentally alter the nature of ERISA litigation.

Brings total under management to approximately $52 billion.

The Department of Labor is pushing back its timeframe for releasing a highly anticipated proposal for expanding fiduciary responsibilities for advisers who work with retirement plans.

Survey shows changes continued within the past year.

U.S. stocks rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average capping its best week since January, as disappointing economic data fueled bets that any Federal Reserve stimulus cuts this month would be moderate.

Not all plan sponsor responsibilities can be delegated away.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund, invested in a new-home community two years after it reduced its involvement in similar projects following losses in the housing bust.

Funds designed to appeal to do-it-for-me investors.

The pension fund has shifted its focus to income-producing properties.

The percentage of employees that rate themselves as being financially secure has dropped since 2011.

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