(CBS News) – The “I’m outta here” retirement, where you triumphantly wave goodbye to your full-time career and never again work for money, is more the...
Niraj Chokshi, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — The state pension shortfall is closing in on $1 trillion, according to new Pew Charitable Trusts...
(NBC News) – How bad is America doing when it comes to retirement savings? The Government Accountability Office looked into the question, and its answer...
Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Retirees are bringing unprecedented levels of student loan debt into their later years, according to a new report...
(USA Today) – It may be time to redefine retirement. A new survey of American workers from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found that 82%...
(Black Enterprise) – Social Security along with America Saves, the American Savings Education Council, and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement recently launched the...
Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is proposing tougher restrictions on brokers who manage Americans’ retirement accounts, reigniting a confrontation with...
(USA Today) – George Fraser has had a hugely successful life. At 70, the former corporate executive is a successful author and speaker, traveling 200...
(USA Today) – The transition to retirement isn’t always easy, especially the emotional adjustments, a new survey of retired Baby Boomers shows. About two-thirds (69%)...
(Reuters) – There are plenty of lists proclaiming “The Best Places to Retire.” But finding the place that really suits you ultimately depends on what...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist For succeeding generations, retirement has been the time when older Americans reaped the benefits of their years in the workplace. Oftentimes...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Planning for retirement requires strong discipline, flexibility and constant awareness. Most African Americans do little thinking about it. Those who...
(USA Today) – Retirement has become a foreign concept for a growing number of Americans. According to a recent survey commissioned by the Federal Reserve,...
(USA Today) – The majority of Generation X workers believe they’ll need to save a million bucks or more for retirement, and almost a third...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist We are at a critical stage in the economy when “more than one-third of workers (36%) have a measly $1,000...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] It’s the new retirement: More than four in 10 Americans think they’ll have to work into their 70s or 80s because they can’t...
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When Stephen Compton graduated from Grambling State University in 2006, his goal was to begin his career...