Investment Instruments

The second-largest domestic life insurer posts improved third-quarter results, aided by robust retirement and annuities activity.

Bank of America has decided to move its employee retirement plan to its own Merrill Lynch platform.

The Canadian company takes a loss in its third-quarter after the sale of its U.S. annuities business three months ago.

A lot of people are clueless when it comes to the basics of retiring - including when they'll stop working, how much they'll need and where the money will come from.

The OPM says it has been able to reduce the number of federal retirement applications stuck in limbo, marking the third month in a row the backlog was smaller than forecast.

Widows have to deal with myriad difficulties after their spouse's death, including filing income taxes, financial planning, and understanding Social Security benefits.