Investment Instruments

A new asset-class-focused approach is also beginning to be adopted, with a better fixed income and equity balance. Ultimately, more plans will also move even further into risk diversification mode.

Fidelity says any additional overhaul should exclude Treasury, government and tax-exempt funds.

Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the Standard and Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 for the first time in more than five years Friday after a wave of good earnings reports.

Iowa's Tom Harkin, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, will continue to push his own vision for a nationalized U.S. retirement system through 2014.

Before making a committment to invest in European offerings, wise investors should consider those countries' pension obligations and liabilities.

With investors' portfolios threatened, advisors are increasingly looking for products offering diversification, safety and extra income.