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A Senate bill introduced last week would make it harder for savers to tap into retirement funds, while making it easier for workers to repay loans from retirement accounts after losing a job.

In a new report, the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines the effectiveness of immediate versus longevity annuities at reaching adequate retirement income targets.

Some of the states that have drained their unemployment insurance funds are cutting the number of weeks that a laid-off worker can count on those benefits.

Prominent labor leaders, frustrated that Democrats in Washington aren't aggressively pursuing the union agenda, are threatening to limit their campaign support for Democrats, an act that would hamper the party's bid to regain control of the House next year and keep a majority in the Senate.

Photos of the Official Networking Party sponsored by Colonial Life.

When the 401(k) retirement plan was born in 1981, it was originally designed as a way for employees to defer extra savings or bonus money on a pre-tax basis. Today, the 401(k) has eclipsed the traditional defined benefit (DB) plan to become the primary vehicle for financing retirement in America.

Under the Dodd-Frank law, most registered investment advisers (RIAs) with assets under management (AUM) below $100 million will soon be required to withdraw SEC registrations and register with the state where their primary office is located.

Unemployment rates fell last month in more than three-quarters of the nation's states, adding to evidence that companies are feeling more confident in the U.S. economy.