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Pensions get all the attention when it comes to Illinois' collapsing finances. But there's another government-worker benefit also wreaking fiscal havoc – free and heavily-subsidized retiree health insurance for state workers.
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Pensions get all the attention when it comes to Illinois' collapsing finances. But there's another government-worker benefit also wreaking fiscal havoc – free and heavily-subsidized retiree health insurance for state workers.
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Consider how a "balanced portfolio" yielding "balanced returns" worked out for middle class retirees in Venezuela.
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According to the study, a three-decade shift of financial risk from government and employers to individuals is at fault, as aging Americans are dealing with longer waits for full Social Security benefits, 401(k) plans replacing employer-provided pens
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This problem is fixable. But it means taking matters into your own hands: You can't fix Social Security. But you can ensure that your own retirement is funded.
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- and here is where you can live on a budget and in comfort... A study by International Living identified five places for people to retire on just $30,000 per year The outlet named, in order, Mafra, Portugal; Cuenca, Ecuador; Central Valley,
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The Social Security program's costs are expected to exceed its income this year, marking the first time that has happened since 1982 and forcing the U.S. government to dip into the retirement system's trust fund to pay benefits to participants.
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Many pension funds for public workers already owe far more in retirement benefits than they have in the bank, and the problem will only grow worse if the economy slows down, according to a report released last week.
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Like clockwork, Washington has whipped itself into a frenzy over rumors of a possible retirement on the Supreme Court.
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Last week, the financial services giant Northwestern Mutual released new data showing that 1 in 3 Americans has less than $5,000 in retirement savings.
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A couple of weeks ago, I discussed the coming "Pension Crisis." The important point made was the unrealistic return assumptions used by pension managers in order to reduce the contribution (savings) requirement by their members.
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Medellin is Colombia's second-largest city with a population of 2.5 million. Once the world's murder capital, it's now a hotspot for U.S. retirees Jim Wyss Miami Herald
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The cryptocurrency retirement account firm Bitira has announced the launch of two new features added to its business model, which includes fully-insured cold storage accounts and a variety of new cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin cash, ethereum, and m
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It was the eve of her 60th birthday when Tammy realized she couldn't afford to retire.
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Financial Advisor Larry Swedroe recently wrote an essay called "The Four Horsemen of the Retirement Apocalypse" that should be required reading for anyone embarking on retirement and all advisors helping retirees. Basically, retirees, whether the
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...so that we can live happily.
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CalPERS Slashes Pension Payments To Retirees In Two More California Towns By Up To 90%
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This morning the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing that will evaluate how Federal Reserve policies are adversely affecting households, small businesses, savers, and retirees, and consider policy opportunities that the Federal Re
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After laying ruin to the defined-benefit pension plans of public and private employees over the past several decades, Wall Street has its sites set on its next victim: mom-and-pop 401(k)s.
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As someone who works around a lot of economists in Washington, DC, I am privy to a lot of big talk about the problem of retirement policy.
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Tens of millions of Americans and their employers pour money into pension plans each month, counting on those funds to grow and to be there when needed at retirement.
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Tony James, Clinton's top pick for Treasury Secretary and billionaire hedge fund manager, is promoting a plan to hand over Americans' retirement savings to Wall Street. In other countries, similar plans have dramatically increased poverty and homeles
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Tony James, Clinton's top pick for Treasury Secretary and billionaire hedge fund manager, is promoting a plan to hand over Americans' retirement savings to Wall Street. In other countries, similar plans have dramatically increased poverty and homeles
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Take Lump Sum Pensions Fearing Money Isn't There (And It Isn't)
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Today we continue our two-part series on understanding retirement accounts.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel brags about balancing the Chicago budget and fixing the city's pension plans. Reuters writer Dave McKinney took the lies hook line and sinker.
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This will amaze you. It amazed me, and I have watched this kind of thing for 40 years.
