To make retirement income last, when planning for retirement you might consider the economic health of the state where you'll live. Here are the 10 states with the best economies.

Automatically enrolling employees in 401(k) plans can be a key to expanding access to retirement savings, a SHRM study finds, though companies aren't using it as much as they could.

Here are the 10 states where youll likely end up feeling more like a poor relation in retirement, due to such things as taxes, living expenses, health and Medicare spending.

Women may be participating at an equal rate with men in 401(k) plans, but theyre ahead of men in failing to save enough to retire, says Aon Hewitt.

A House bill aims to expand the availability of retirement plans, while in the Senate, another proposed by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D, Massachusetts) and Mike Lee (R, Utah) is focused on removing the barriers to setting aside money for retirement.

The Department of Labors fiduciary rule will be one of the market forces exerting downward pressure on publicly traded life and annuity insurers, according to A.M. Best.

The Labor Department fiduciary rule is expected to lead to increased technology budgets across the financial services industry, according to a survey by SS&C Technologies.

Advisors overall are more optimistic about the Labor Department fiduciary rule, a Schwab study shows, though they think it will increase competition, too.