A St. Louis district court will begin to hear participants arguments that the second largest 401(k) plan in the country violated its fiduciary obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

An appeals court has upheld a ruling for Verizon Communications in a case that called into the question the legality of pension annuity buyouts.

While 401(k) plans grew by only 3 percent, cash balance or hybrid plans are worth watching.

Millions of people enrolled on health insurance exchanges created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are missing out on subsidies available to help them cover the cost of their plans.