Fewer workers tapping their 401(k) for loans, study shows

Fewer people tapped their workplace retirement accounts for temporary loans or "hardship" withdrawals last year, according to a study...

Should we have to work until 70? These CEOS say yes

Executives of the Business Roundtable  are urging Congress to raise the Social Security and Medicare age eligibility to 70, from the...

50 may be the new 70 in the workplace

Too old for the job and time to make room for the younger generation? Jack Ma thinks so. He's the CEO of Alibaba Group, the e-commerce...

Retirees may be doing better than you think 

Contrary to what you may have heard, new retirees are doing better financially than previous generations, according to research being...

Want happy workers? Pour on the praise

When it comes to rallying the troops, bonuses aren’t always the best way to go -- or the cheapest. As common as holiday bonuses are,...

Who has a better pension: Romney or Obama?

When it comes to the presidential candidates' pensions, size matters in more ways than one. Retirement packages sparked one of a series...

Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7% in 2013

More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year. The increase, which...

Seniors face a tiny Social Security raise next year

CHICAGO - Last October seniors got some really good news about their Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. This October? Not so much...

Social Security raise next year may be tiny

CHICAGO - Last October seniors got some really good news about their Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. This October? Not so much...

Avoid repeating mistakes you made in the meltdown

CHICAGO -- It's rear-view mirror philosophizing time. As we head into the autumn of this contentious election year, it's a great time to...

Avoid repeating mistakes you made in the meltdown

CHICAGO -- It's rear-view mirror philosophizing time. As we head into the autumn of this contentious election year, it's a great time to...