Retirement may be a stone's throw away for older boomers but a survey finds that many are in the dark about how much it'll take to fund their golden years.
Sen. Tom Harkin's proposal to help shore up America's retirement system, which would give future generations a better shot at retiring with adequate savings, has reignited the debate over America's retirement crisis.
Over the years, I've watched economics professor Teresa Ghilarducci try her mightiest to nudge lawmakers to make over and strengthen our retirement system before the tidal wave of boomers leave their jobs for good.
It's astounding to read the new AARP report about how some 5 million people age 50-plus lost their homes to foreclosure or remain at risk for that terrible ordeal.
It's probably not going to buy you a fabulous vacation to Bora Bora, but a 3 percent salary increase is about what workers can expect to get this year.
It's about as ugly as a story can get. An employee with JPMorgan Chase in Louisiana has been accused of siphoning $100,000 from the bank account of a customer suffering from Alzheimer's, according to a lawsuit reported by the Huffington Post.
Many of us have been focused lately on new 401(k) fee disclosures that let us see just how much we're shelling out to the folks who administer our retirement plans. But what we haven't heard much about-and this can be about as frightful as it gets-are the financial losses you could shoulder if your…