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  Gen X, young Boomers unprepared for retirement

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 17, 2013

  Gen Xers took a major hit during the Great Recession, losing nearly 50 percent of their median net worth.

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  Low interest rates wallop retirees

  By Melanie Waddell  |  May 14, 2013

  The low-interest-rate environment “has an extremely large impact on failure rates” when it comes to meeting retirement goals, says EBRI.

• NY state’s pension fund hits record $160 billion

  By Michael Virtanen  |  May 13, 2013

  The New York pension fund for state and local government workers has topped $160 billion after reporting a 10.4 percent return on investment for its last fiscal year.

• Real estate as an investment option in DC plans

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 3, 2013

  A new group is trying to promote the use of commercial real estate as an investment option for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

• IRA Financial Group offers Roth Solo 401(k) estate plan

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 1, 2013

  IRA Financial Group of Miami, Fla., has introduced a new Roth Solo 401(k) estate plan that will allow self-employed individuals and small business owners to pass funds to children or grandchildren tax free.

• Exodus from bonds?

  By Mark Jewell, Matthew Craft  |  March 25, 2013

  Market pros call it the Great Rotation. That's the long-awaited scenario when investors take their money out of bonds and sink it into stocks.

• US service firms grows at fastest pace in a year

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  March 5, 2013

  U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, buoyed by higher sales, more new orders and solid job growth. The gain suggests higher taxes have yet to slow consumer spending on services.

• Fund managers bullish on equity returns

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  February 19, 2013

  Fund managers are more optimistic about future equity returns but continue to be negative on world growth and medium-term government bonds.

• Institutional investors turned toward direct investments in 2012

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  February 15, 2013

  New research by Towers Watson shows institutional investors continue to diversify their investment portfolios into alternative assets through direct funds rather than funds of funds.

• KKR’s profit grows as investments surge

  By The Associated Press  |  February 7, 2013

  Reflecting gains in financial markets, investment manager KKR & Co.’s fourth-quarter profit grew as it marked up the value of the companies and other assets it owns, and earned more fees from them.