Spotlight: A fund that offers a low-cost option for investing in munis, whose yields remain higher than on some other bonds, such as U.S. Treasurys.
A new group of allocation funds are based on the view that there is something fundamentally wrong with the classic 60-40 stocks-to-bonds mix.
With interest rates stuck near zero, conservative investors face a tough choice: move into riskier investments or continue coming up short from low-risk investments.
You can get generous yields…but also considerable risk. Consider using stocks as just one element in a diversified income portfolio.
Under a new Labor Department rule, mutual-fund companies and other 401(k) administrators must disclose plan fees to employers and to the workers investing in the plans.
18-to-30-year-olds say they don't feel comfortable about stocks, but that bears little resemblance to how they actually invest.
Despite the current ultralow rates, immediate annuities can still be a good option for retirees who need guaranteed income right now.
Washington is making it easier for workers to purchase lifetime-income products in retirement-savings plans—and insurers are following suit.
The Labor Department has issued long-awaited rules on the disclosure of fees that retirement-plan participants pay.
The rules governing America's most popular retirement vehicle are about to change, and that could mean huge savings for millions of workers building nest eggs for the future.
If you're self-employed and in the top echelon of earners, there's a big potential retirement-plan tax break available to you—and you don't even have to be Mitt Romney to get it.
What should would-be IRA donors do this year, with the law still in limbo?
Most of us continue to neglect our 401(k) plan. The median plan contains a balance of just $18,000. Good luck with that.
The U.S. government curtailed investment in a federal retirement fund as it looks to stay under the legal debt limit while awaiting a congressional vote of disapproval on lifting the ceiling.
More aging Americans are doing something they never would have imagined: turning to family for financial aid. Some are even asking their children for a place to live.