Retirement Trends

Only 26 percent of Roth IRA holders contributed to their accounts in 2011, compared with 6 percent of traditional IRA owners.

Deferred-income annuities are making their mark on the insurance world, shaping up as more than an esoteric niche product.

Municipal bonds continue to provide a reliable refuge from stock market volatility and a steady source of tax-free income.

The GAO found that the current rollover process favors distributions to IRAs whether or not this is in participants interest.

Louisiana lawmakers have delayed the start date of Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature retirement achievement from last year, a law that would shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan.

A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program.