Retirement

Making a Big Money Move? Why You Should Probably Consult a Financial Adviser

By Beth Pinsker, Reuters

People hire financial advisers with the very obvious goal of getting advice on how to handle their money. So why do investors often cut advisers out of consequential decisions? Some advisers say...
How Kids Can Wreck Your Financial Security

By Beth Braverman

As any new parent will tell you, the giggles of a baby or a first steps of a toddler are priceless milestones, but that doesn’t meant that they don’t come at a cost.
The $3 Million Retirement Mistake You Could Be Making

By Beth Braverman

Most retirement experts agree that a portfolio that includes stocks held over the long term is the surest way to amass the nest egg necessary for a comfortable retirement, but many younger workers...
The US Loses Ground in Providing Retirement Security to Baby Boomers

By Eric Pianin

A new global index of best practices by policy makers, employers and asset managers found that the United States is losing ground in providing economic and financial security and improved health care...
Oregon Just Took the Lead in Getting Americans to Save More for Retirement

By Eric Pianin

Bucking resistance from a Republican Congress and the Trump Administration, Oregon has become the first state to launch a program requiring private employers to either offer their own 401 (k) savings...

How GOP Tax Reform Could Affect Your Retirement Account

By YLAN Q. MUI, CNBC

The fight over tax reform is starting to get personal. So far, much of the debate in Washington has centered on overhauling the corporate tax code. But a new coalition of consumer and industry groups...
How Much Money Do You Need to Be Wealthy? Here’s What Most People Say

By Beth Braverman

Americans’ collective net worth has risen in recent years, thanks to a healthy stock market and steadily increasing home values, but most people think they need a lot more money to feel financially...
How Rising Health Care Costs Could Hurt Your Retirement

By Tom Anderson, CNBC

Skyrocketing health costs don't just make it harder for you now — they can diminish your retirement, too. More than 60 percent of employees said they are contributing less to their 401(k) plans...
How Millions of Aging Baby Boomers Could Bust the Economy

By Eric Pianin

A new report not only highlights growing economic anxiety among an increasingly important and influential cohort of the population, but also suggests that this overarching pessimism and caution could...
How the Government Is Making It Harder for You to Retire

By Eric Pianin

Many Americans have saved shockingly little for their retirements, with one study showing that the median savings for households near retirement age is just $17,000. In the coming years, tens of...

Dying with Debt: The Hidden Financial Crisis

By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times

Many seniors are racking up debt because of high medical bills and dwindling retirement savings – and their children may be the ones who pay.
How Baby Boomers Can Save the Economy

By Theweek.com, TheWeek.com

Baby boomers — the nearly 80 million Americans born between 1945 and 1964 who helped fueled one of the strongest periods of economic growth in American history — are barreling toward retirement. And...
Obama Pulls Immigration Back into Spotlight

By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan, Reuters

President Obama sought to inject momentum into the push for immigration reform on Tuesday, urging lawmakers who were "serious" about the issue to support a Senate bill and highlighting the economic...
6 Ways Low Interest Rates Hurt Retirees

By Bankrate Staff, Bankrate

The low rates the Fed has maintained in an attempt to ignite the U.S. economy are badly hurting retirees and others who rely on fixed income.
The 10 Fastest-Growing Cities for Retirees

By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times

These are the 10 cities whose population age 65 and older grew fastest from 2000 to 2010.

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