Defined Contribution

Can a new federal watchdog do what the SEC, the DOL and even FINRA haven't been able to do when it comes to protecting retirement plans in the U.S.?

Washington Investment Advisors' new tool, Personal Retirement View, aggregates data from multiple third-party administrators and employee census information into a personalized consolidated retirement income planning report.

An influential group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans.

TDF investment options and annuities have increased in popularity as employers add more easy-to-comprehend features to their DC plans.

Almost half of employees working for nonprofits and philanthropic organizations say they have concerns about addressing their retirement needs.

Cerulli Associates estimates that public and private defined contribution plan assets will reach $7.3 trillion by 2017.