Late Friday afternoon the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two massive financial settlements involving “inadequate disclosure of conflicts of interest and misleading statements” ...

A new bill would allow military retirees and disabled veterans to continue contributing to their retirement accounts even after their separation from service.

Several Senate Republicans urged Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) on private market investments in defined contribution plans ...

What started as a volatile quarter from concerns about global trade ended with a strong stock market rebound and positive overall sentiment for self-directed 401(k) investors, according to Charles ...

In what may come as no surprise to industry observers, retirement plan design, once again, has been shown to have a positive impact on savings.

After three years of litigation, the parties in an excessive fee suit have come to terms.

In addition to directing the Labor Department to review guidance surrounding the inclusion of private market investments in retirement plans, President Trump’s executive order also directed the ...

Think you know the ARA sisters? Join us for an interactive panel discussion featuring representatives from the five powerhouse organizations under the ARA umbrella—ASPPA, ASEA, NAPA, NTSA, and PSCA.

Responding to a call from a financial advisor in Arizona, the ERISA consultants at the Retirement Learning Center (RLC) address a question on whether there is anything that prevents a client from ...

Outliving one’s retirement savings is a recurring concern of retirees and those approaching retirement. But there are ways to ameliorate those fears.

The unified regulatory agenda that was briefly published the previous week that included DOL plans was a draft version that was published by accident, explained a spokesperson for the Office of ...

A federal judge has — again — granted fiduciary defendants their motion to dismiss a suit alleging a fiduciary breach in its use of plan forfeitures, this time with prejudice.