Search Results

Illinois owes $129 billion to its five retirement systems after years of failing to make adequate annual contributions -- but the states constitution bans any reduction in worker retirement benefits.

A new study lays out the reasons why workers could be headed to a rough retirement if something isnt done to improve their situation.

Analysis of data on the effects of caregiving responsibilities time lost from work for childbearing and child rearing reveals a financial toll not just on lifetime earnings, but also on Social Security benefits.

Any solution to the 'coming retirement crisis' is going to have to be different for people in different income groups.

New analysis shows our mortality rates overall decreased, but so did life expectancy in America. Here's a breakdown of what the Society of Actuaries is seeing, which could affect the pension world.

Almost half of workers surveyed had no backup plan if their retirement savings strategy headed south.

Some American households saw improvement in their retirement preparations, thanks to a couple of beneficial economic trends.

For decades, public and private health-care spending have grown significantly faster than the economy as a whole, a phenomenon known as excess-cost growth.