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6 FRONTLINE Documentaries for Supreme Court-Watchers
To prepare for the Supreme Court's current term, we recommend brushing up on the issues with six FRONTLINE documentaries.
October 15, 2019
A New Retirement Rule Aims To Put Customers Before Advisors
The rules around how financial advisors can invest that money on behalf of clients saving for retirement are about to change.
April 6, 2016
Does Your Financial Advisor Have a Fraud Record?
More than half of all households use a financial planner, but just how much can investors trust the industry?
March 3, 2016
SEC Chief Endorses Stricter Standards for Investment Advice
The chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission told one of Wall Street's primary trade groups Tuesday it was her "personal view" that financial advisers should be required to place their clients' interests ahead of their own.
March 17, 2015
Are 401(k) Fees Making Companies Richer at the Expense of Workers?
The cost of investing in a workplace retirement plan, like a 401(k), might not be so high, says attorney Jerome Schlicter, if businesses weren't breaking the law.
March 3, 2015
White House Sets Sights On New Rules For Retirement Advice
Conflicts of interests in the financial services industry are costing Americans at least $17 billion each year in lost retirement savings, according to the White House.
February 23, 2015
How Do You Know Which Financial Adviser to Trust?
The Labor Department is looking to raise standards among financial advisers, but opposition from industry groups, lawmakers and even some consumer advocates threatens to sink the proposal.
May 9, 2013
How Retirement Fees Cost You
Most Americans are unaware of the fees they are paying for their 401(k)'s, but over a lifetime, such charges can cost an ordinary American more than $109,000. Here's how.
April 29, 2013
Are You Losing the Retirement Gamble? Live Chat
Join a live chat about “The Retirement Gamble” on 4/24 at 2 p.m. ET with producer Marcela Gaviria, correspondent, Martin Smith, 401(k) expert, Robert Hiltonsmith and Money magazine editor-at-large, Penelope Wang.
April 23, 2013
What to Ask About Your Retirement
We asked three experts what the important questions are.
April 23, 2013
Five Moments that Shaped the 401(k)
In the 1980s, the 401(k) began its climb from an obscure section of the IRS tax code to what is now the predominant workplace retirement option. How did it happen?
April 23, 2013
Index Funds: The Key to Saving for Retirement?
Index funds have gone from a once ridiculed answer to retirement planning to one of the fastest growing corners of the market. They promise consistency, but what are the downsides?
April 23, 2013