Retirement Trends

Contributions to 401(k) plans were up $13 billion in 2013 from the previous year.

Small businesses have a tough time when it comes to retirement.

Financial wellness programs are continuing to attract more employees, and that might be most beneficial to lower-income workers, according to Financial Finesses review of data from 2014.

Employees want their employers to get active about upping employee participation in defined contribution retirement plans. Employers? Not so much.

The investment industry has an age discrimination problem, and millennials and Generation X are bearing the brunt of it. Only 30 percent of financial advisers are actively looking for clients under age 40.

The drive to merge or acquire hasnt slacked off among registered investment advisory firms, but the push to align with another organization should be governed by a firms strategic objectives if its to pay off.