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  Is federal oversight in the future for target-date funds?

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  October 30, 2009

  Target-date funds could be the next financial product subject to federal scrutiny. A Senate committee recently identified three main concerns with the product, the Wall...

• Proposed bills aim to rehire government retirees

  By Staff Writer  |  February 26, 2009

  Two bills introduced this week would help government agencies bring back and retain retirees. The bills, introduced by Sens. Herb Kohl, Susan Collins and George Voinovich...

• Senator: IRA rollover ads misleading

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2008

  Talk about unwanted attention from Washington. Fidelity and TIAA-CREF have attracted the ire of U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl D., Wis., chairman of the Senate's Special...

• Lawmakers urge oversight to prevent retirement savings withdrawals

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2008

  Mortgage woes and spiraling credit debt have many investors using their retirement savings to bail them out for the short term. The concerning trend is...

• Helping the Most Vulnerable Retirees

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2007

  Lawmakers, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state regulators are bent on making sure advisors with designations touting expertise when it comes to helping seniors--the...