In researching 12 metropolitan areas where sample sizes were large enough across all income groups, one study finds that people need a lot more money for happiness to hit peak in some metro areas.
Whether you need to sock away as much as possible for retirement or are struggling with low salaries and high debt levels, 5 cities make it easier to save money and 5 cities make it harder. Your choice.
'Americas ranking is an embarrassment, especially considering the U.S. spends more than $9,000 per person on health care annually, more than any other country.'
Incarceration in the U.S., a study says, is highly correlated with socioeconomic status and it affects the retirement outlook of not just the convicted and ex-cons but their immediate, older family members too.
People on the low end of the pay scale,writes the Center for Retirement Research's Alicia Munnell, are particularly affected by the increases in the full retirement age, since they are more likely to retire early.