Retirement News

Most of the ads you see on TV for retirement have young looking, graying couples playing sports or exercising together.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently reported that personal savings rates in the United States fell to an average of 2.3% in the first quarter of 2013.

Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds and insurance companies.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission is organising an exhibition to promote private retirement scheme among private employees and companies in the country.

Each of you already knows that I am the eternal optimist. Especially when it comes to the long term success of dividend investing for a more secure financial future, including retirement.

You're tired. You've changed time zones, and everything seems just a little off.

Royal Bank of Canada says 70 per cent of survey respondents in the 50-to-59 age group deem changes to their health as the major challenge they anticipate as retirees.

Ysleta school district superintendent Michael Zolkoski sits in a board workshop meeting Monday at district headquarters, 9600 Sims.

Author and former financial planner Frank Maselli tells a story of a man who retired and went home to spend his days with his wife.

Ingersoll-Rand plc , a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, today announced that it has completed a $1.55 billion debt offering consisting of three tranches, maturing in 2019, 2023 and 2043.

Most college and university faculty say they'll put off retirement until they're older than 65, but the decision isn't just a financial one.

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A woman who burgled three flats in a retirement village, including a 99-year-old RAF veteran who has since turned 100, has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

A pension fund for priests cited as a priority in a $200 million fund-raising campaign by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has fallen precariously short of money, and church officials want parishes and retired clergy to help cover the shortfall.

Question: I've been diligently saving for retirement and was disappointed when I got my May statement.

Many are living to paycheck to paycheck, taking on too much debt and facing the daunting prospect of relying primarily on Social Security benefits in their so-called golden years.

A recent study by the actuarial firm Milliman Incorporated calculates the North Shore Fire Department's 30-year retirement liability at approximately $44 million, about $30 million of which is unfunded.

We have previously discussed the benefits of IRAs and state retirement plans individually.

Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds and insurance companies.

Nobel laureate and University of Chicago Prof. Robert W. Fogel died last Tuesday at age 86. Fogel was a remarkable economic historian.