Retirement Trends

The Montana Legislature inched closer to finding a fix for its beleaguered pension system when a committee decided to advance both of the major proposed fixes.

Fidelity Investments is ramping up its small presence in the rapidly growing exchange-traded fund business by expanding a 3-year-old partnership with BlackRock Inc.'s iShares unit, the largest ETF provider.

Two-thirds of Americans say they are most concerned about their ability to afford retirement.

Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in early trading following a seven-day rally.

The stock market crept higher Monday, and the Dow Jones industrial average was on track for its seventh straight day of gains.

The number of female financial advisors continues to drop, in part because they remain underpaid compared to their male counterparts and because there are cultural barriers that persist at the executive level.