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The exchange-traded fund industry needs to develop new products and get better at educating investors about ETFs, said Vanguard Chief Investment Officer Gus Sauter, speaking at the IndexUniverse conference.

A recent study of Generation X and younger Baby Boomers has found that only one-third are very confident of having enough money to live on during retirement, cover medical expenses and pay for their childrens higher education.

Under a state senator's proposal, employees and their employers would have to contribute to a system similar to a 401(k) where their money is invested and their retirement payment depends on their total investments when they retire.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration wrote a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission commending the organization for the care it took in coordinating its external business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Vanguard has launched a new target date fund with young investors in mind.

We seem to place too much of a load on plan sponsors when theres a simpler and better source to help ease their burden.