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Index investing, as evidenced through last year’s flash crash and this year’s market volatility, may have all the markings of a classic economic dilemma all 401(k) plan sponsors must be aware of before jumping into the wonder world of ETFs – the free rider problem.

Startling statistics from Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies' latest retirement survey shows many American workers haven't formulated a solid retirement plan besides to work longer—and then keep working.

Here are seven ways in which older Americans are trying to restore or address their retirement confidence.

Older Americans, employed and unemployed, may never recover financially from this latest recession, and more than half don't foresee themselves having enough money to live comfortably in their retirement.

While broker-dealer executives agreed during a panel discussion at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authoritys (FINRA) annual meeting in Washington on Monday that the time had come for a single fiduciary standard for brokers and advisors, they argued that the industry should work with regulators to ensure that a hasty decision...

A new education program from Lincoln Financial will help guide participants through all stages of the retirement and savings process.

When the 401(k) retirement plan was born in 1981, it was originally designed as a way for employees to defer extra savings or bonus money on a pre-tax basis. Today, the 401(k) has eclipsed the traditional defined benefit (DB) plan to become the primary vehicle for financing retirement in America.

Under the Dodd-Frank law, most registered investment advisers (RIAs) with assets under management (AUM) below $100 million will soon be required to withdraw SEC registrations and register with the state where their primary office is located.