Participation in defined contribution retirement plans reached an all-time high last year, according to a report by Aon Hewitt.

Thanks to a decline in recordkeeping costs, fees paid to manage retirement investment accounts have seen another drop this year, a survey of defined contribution plan sponsors has found.

A MassMutual survey reveals which social media channel is most popular among those saving for retirement.

When it comes to worrying about health care costs in retirement, women win hands down.

Fitch Ratings has lowered the bond rating outlook for Connecticut and New Orleans, citing burdensome pension obligations among its reasons.

The initiative would allow changes to be made to the retirement benefits of current employees.

A state auditor's reprot found that the major reasons that the CalSTRS fund is in trouble include the boards inability to set employee contribution rates and poor investments returns caused by the Great Recession.

The ratings service ranked the funds based on their adjusted net pension liabilities when compared to their net operating revenue.