The near-term past can often serve as a reliable indicator of the near-term future, especially when it comes to news for the retirement planning industry.

To qualify for the DOL's extended safe harbor and offer a government-run IRA, a city or county must have a population at least as large as that of the least populous state, Wyoming.

Because of where Christmas and New Year's fall this year, some employees feel like they aren't getting the same amount of time off as previous years.