A new survey of financial advisors found that they want to help clients figure out how much income they will need in retirement but it is an uphill battle against clients who have unrealistic expectations.

In honor of Father's Day, the Insured Retirement Institute released a financial profile of the average male Baby Boomer. Its research found that while they favor riskier investments, a high percentage of them haven't done much planning for retirement.

Everyone agrees something must be done to shore up Social Security, but numerous proposals out there show that not everyone agrees on the method.

The state's pension plans will share in a nationwide class action fraud lawsuit against Bear Stearns and Deloitte & Touche over sale of mortgage-backed securities.