Consulting firms that have one or more conflicts of interest oversee more than half of pension assets reported to be under the care of pension investment consultants, according to new research.
Individual retirement account assets reached an estimated $5.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2012, a nearly 9 percent rise over the $4.8 trillion in estimated assets for 2011, according to a new report.
Fewer women than men actively engage in planning for retirement, though women are more concerned than men about the retirement risks they face, according to a new report from LIMRA.
Variable annuities from Prudential Financial and Jackson National Life received top scores in Cogent Research's survey of financial advisors.
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