As the markets swing, should you be freaking out about your 401K?
A sustained period of stock market volatility could impact the retirement savings accounts of millions of Americans.
Senate passes reversal of Obama-era retirement savings rule for cities, counties
The Senate has sent to President Donald Trump legislation to scrap a regulation encouraging cities and counties to set up retirement savings plans for some private-sector workers. The White House has said Trump will sign the resolution into law.
Column: Broke baby boomers, it’s time to face reality
Elizabeth White had a comfortable upper-middle-class lifestyle. She lost it all. She talks about how to create a "new normal."…
Obama to push for expanding retirement plans
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will pitch some new proposals to expand access to retirement savings accounts and revisit some old ones when issuing his budget next month.
Two years in the making, will the Obama program help?…
A new Pew Research Center report compares attitudes about long-term care and aging in the United States, Italy and Germany.
Earlier this week, we shared personal finance expert Kerry Hannon’s six tips for women over 50 to achieve financial fitness before retirement. Hannon addressed many of the unique challenges women face when saving for retirement. She also sharing general…
Keeping physically fit is always important, but as we age, it becomes even more imperative to maintaining quality of life. The same is true for financial fitness.
In some states, the earnings of government employees, like teachers, do not count toward Social Security. Any Social Security benefits they've earned, even those from a spouse, may be reduced by half of the public employee's non-covered pension.
