In the age of instant tweets and impulsive Facebook posts, some companies are still trying to figure out how they can limit what their employees say about work online without running afoul of the law.

The SECs Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) issued an Investor Alert on Friday warning investors of the potential risks associated with investing through self-directed individual retirement accounts.

The Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program, in its first major open season for enrollment since its inception, saw an increase of 20% in enrollment, with more than 45,000 now covered by the largest employer-sponsored plan in the U.S.

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America announced this week it wants to be an advocate for all types of employer-sponsored defined contribution plans and is thus changing its name to Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA), in an effort to expand the organization's scope of retirement education and communication.