Defined Benefits

The President could likely sign legislation rescuing multiemployer plans facing insolvency, if a bipartisan committee does its job right.

A retirement plan committee also lessens the risk of bad or on-the-fly decision-making.

Under-reporting of savers feeds 'crisis narrative': ICI

CalSTRS owned around 4.1 million shares of Facebook stock as of Dec. 31; CalPERS held 5.6 million shares.

Though corporate pension funded status is falling, some industries have better funded status than others.

PBGC Director Reeder: 'We are trying to make a bad situation better.'