You might think the widening adoption of low-cost ETFS are driving prices down, or maybe its the glasnost-style push for openness thats causing a sense that fund fees and expenses are falling. But the Investment Company Institute cites a number of other reasons in its April Research Perspective, and...

Is the 401(k) plan on its way out?

The industry is shifting its focus to anticipate and capture new opportunities triggered by the rule.

We trade in older cars for new ones and we move to bigger (or smaller) homes to fit our lifestyle needs. Now, increasingly, we work with customers on trading in their obsolete benefit products for new ones.