retirement

Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences for older people

If you’ve taken out a loan against your 401(k) savings account and lose your job, it could generate an unexpected tax bill. While recent economic rescue legislation provided some relief for coronavirus-related 401(k) loans, they still are subject to certain existing rules when you separate from your company, whether by choice or not. And that borrowed money could morph...

Labor economist Teresa Ghilarducci began studying retirement in 2008, when the Great Recession was making it impossible for millions of Americans to retire. “The phenomenon of Granny working in McDonald’s really started to ramp up,” said Ghilarducci, who leads the Retirement Equity Lab at The New School in New York.  Yet, as bad as it was then, she sees the current Covid-19 recession...

A 102-year-old man who is Indiana’s oldest state employee is retiring after nearly six decades on the job, saying that “your body tells you when it’s time to go.” Bob Vollmer plans to report to work for the last time Feb. 6 as a surveyor for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The southern Indiana man, whose mother lived...

Raising the retirement age is an emotional issue. For evidence, just look at proposals to move up the full retirement age for Social Security. Even the idea upsets advocates who want to see the program expanded and individuals receiving benefits. Because of that, lawmakers tend to tiptoe around the issue. Outside the U.S., French citizens have taken to the...

Former U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa announced Thursday he will run against indicted fellow Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter, as three contenders dropped their bid in order to support him.

Retirees Bruce and Nan Nance are volunteering as Park Hosts for Texas Parks and Wildlife, which comes with a lot of benefits.

Congratulations on retiring and thank you for all of your wonderful tips and facts about agriculture.

Extra money in your paycheck might be needed come tax time, and if not, it’s a great way to build a nest egg.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will not seek re-election in 2018 according to two sources familiar with his decision, NBC News confirmed Wednesday.

What you don’t know about your 401k, may cost you. Consumer Reports lists the things to watch out for and consider when investing in your retirement.