Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public pensions - AP - Fri 3:07 pm ET
The three major credit ratings agencies gave mortgage-backed securities unjustifiably high ratings in return for lucrative fees, losing at least $457 million for five Ohio public employee pension and retirement funds, the state's attorney general alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday.

W.Va. municipal pension relief plan wins passage - AP - Fri Nov 20
Some of West Virginia's largest cities can soon freeze and gradually pay down their daunting pension funding shortfalls, after the House of Delegates sent Gov. Joe Manchin his special session relief proposal Thursday.

Hedge funds for the average investor - Bankrate.com - Fri Nov 20
Hedge funds bar the riffraff. But investors can access mutual funds that employ hedging strategies.

Government abandons Bush investment advice rule - AP - Thu Nov 19
The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401 customers.

10 Tips for Covering Your Assets - Motley Fool - Thu Nov 19
How to prepare for life's surprises -- both good and bad.

Fidelity: Staying the course worked for millions - AP - Thu Nov 19
If you had a good mix of stocks and bonds in your retirement account and you left it alone through the market madness of the past year, more than likely you're in good shape now.

4 ways to face a cash-strapped retirement - Bankrate.com - Thu Nov 19
Follow this approach to socking away money and putting things in order -- before it's too late.