Retirement Trends

One-quarter of the largest private defined benefit funds now deploy ETFs, and adoption rates are even higher with public defined benefit funds and endowments.

Advisors are eager to continue expanding, but there is intense competition for new clients and organic growth takes time.

Fewer boomers than believed intend to downsize or forsake cold northern climes for sunny beaches or desert views.

Gross domestic product grew at a 3.5 percent annualized rate in the three months ended September after a 4.6 percent gain in the second quarter.

Americans are having such a tough time saving for their post-work years, they regard Social Security as critical.

The automated investment advisory service will be available to retail investors in the first quarter of 2015; RIAs will be able to offer a white-label version shortly thereafter.