Investment Instruments

Despite years of underfunding by state and local governments, most public pension plans are solidly funded and are experiencing a robust recovery from the Great Recession, according to Hank Kim, executive director and counsel of the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS).

The DOL will host a free women's retirement savings forum on July 28, at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

BrightScope and Target Date Analytics recently released their newest study in the Popping the Hood series, providing a detailed analysis of TDFs and fund families.

Anyone overly aggressive in pushing an investment or using a "scarcity tactic" should be avoided by those managing their own IRAs - as scammers abound.

They offer most of the same options as mutual funds, with lower costs, but are exchange-traded funds a safe move to maximize retirement savings?

Guardian annuities head describes trends and challenges in the market - and how to make the concept of annuities less confusing to clients