Retirement Trends

Genworth's research finds some serious holes in life insurance saturation, posing some additional retirement security issues for unmarried parents.

As prosperous a nation as Germany is, its own retirement crisis is causing many of its elderly to be sent to lower-cost retirement facilities in eastern Europe and Asia.

Costs for DC plans now total 60 cents per employee per hour, versus 43 cents per employee per hour in DB plans, with unionized workers' costs seven times more than non-union workers.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge derailed efforts by California's giant pension fund to get paid before other creditors in the city of San Bernardino's bankruptcy Friday, as creditors lined up to oppose the debt-ridden city's eligibility for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.

Principal's Larry Zimpleman argues that the tax deferral incentives in America's retirement plans look at the issue in the long term.

New SEC and House Financial Services chairmen, plus DOL's Phyllis Borzi, will all help set the tone for the retirement advisor community in the new year.