How gig economy workers can save for retirement
Several types of plans are available, but figuring out which one is right for you can be confusing, so here's some help
Retirement
When delaying your Social Security benefits pays off
The impact of your age when you begin collecting benefits can be more financially significant than you think
Claiming Social Security too early costs Americans $3.4 trillion
Only 4% of retirees claim the benefit at the optimal time. Everyone else is losing out on $111,000 per household
Hardship withdrawals from your company's 401(k)
The rules for hardship withdrawals are strict and the costs of taking money from your future retirement can be sky-high
What to do in your 20s and 30s to be set in your 60s and 70s
Millennials take note: The key to retiring on time is starting to save money early. Follow this advice from experts
How companies are also flunking retirement planning
Few employers offer phased-retirement plans, which can help both workers and companies plan for retirement
A tricky IRA trap that retirees need to avoid
The rules for annual required minimum distributions can hit you with investment losses if you aren't careful
What to do about a falling 401(k) account
It really depends on how old you are and whether you've got a strategy in place for inevitable market drops
A "do-over" chance for Medicare open enrollment
You have until March 31 to change your choice of Medicare Advantage plan or switch to original Medicare
How older workers and retirees can stop worrying about falling stocks
You'll need to keep a historical perspective and have a strategy that protects against inevitable market crashes
5 New Year’s resolutions for working boomers
Here are critical steps that will improve your retirement prospects and -- best part -- can be easy to achieve
An IRS rule that can aid your retirement income strategy
The agency's "required minimum distribution" after age 70½ can work as a withdrawal plan, with some big caveats
What retirees and older workers can do about stock market volatility
Don’t worry about stock market crashes -- but do take simple steps to safeguard your retirement savings
10 years after Great Recession, retirement savings remain scant
Today's workers report being more confident, but too many really have no clear idea about how much savings they need
Stock market swings spook many older workers, retirees
The specter of the 2008 financial crisis is particularly unsettling for those still rebuilding their portfolios
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Trump tightens grip on delegate process ahead of convention
One Trump campaign official said the goal was to make sure the convention "is a four-day television commercial for 300 million Americans"
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Iowa voters say they want to hear more from Dems on foreign policy
Foreign policy is a pocketbook issue in Iowa, where the first contest of the Democratic primary calendar will be held next year.
Trump tightens grip on delegate process ahead of convention
One Trump campaign official said the goal was to make sure the convention "is a four-day television commercial for 300 million Americans"
The Avett Brothers cautiously get political on new album
The popular Americana folk band says their new album is "obviously informed by what is happening now on a grander scale all around us"
Jeff Daniels to star in miniseries based on James Comey's book
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Trump says he's "not siding with anybody" in Syria withdrawal
The president insisted he's adhering to his campaign promise of "America first"
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The Avett Brothers cautiously get political on new album
The popular Americana folk band says their new album is "obviously informed by what is happening now on a grander scale all around us"
Alex Trebek's cancer may mean ending his time as "Jeopardy!" host
"I will keep doing it as long as my skills do not diminish, and they have started to diminish," the 79-year-old told CTV in an interview
Jeff Daniels to star in miniseries based on James Comey's book
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PayPal quits Facebook's Libra digital currency project
Social media giant's plan to develop an alternative payments system has drawn fire from regulators and Congress
Worker pay is stagnant — economists blame robots
Automation is eroding employees' bargaining power, hurting their wages despite rising productivity
Unique crew on Soyuz craft heading back to Earth from space station
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Kamala Harris urges Twitter to suspend Trump's account
President Trump has used Twitter to attack those involved in the whistleblower complaint against him
Apple's Tim Cook urges Supreme Court to save DACA
"This is an issue where one's head and heart lead to the same conclusion. We collectively owe it to the Dreamers to hold up our end of the bargain," Apple executives wrote in a filing to the Supreme Court
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An "organic" label, but for climate friendliness
More and more companies say they're going green, but it's hard to separate their sincerity from their marketing
Nature up close: The massive decline of bird populations
The U.S. and Canada have lost 29% of their birds over the past 50 years, as species are subjected to habitat loss, pesticides, predation, and climate change
2 Americans among winners of Nobel Prize for medicine
Winners of Nobel Prize for medicine paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases
Record-setting python caught in the Everglades
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 18-foot, 4-inch-long female python weighed 98 pounds and 10 ounces
Paralyzed man walks with mind-controlled robot skeleton
He said it felt like being the first man to walk on the moon
Health
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Walgreens and Kroger extinguish e-cig sales
Drugstore and grocery chains join retailers opting out of e-cig market as deadly illnesses tied to vaping probed
Alex Trebek's cancer may mean ending his time as "Jeopardy!" host
"I will keep doing it as long as my skills do not diminish, and they have started to diminish," the 79-year-old told CTV in an interview
New airline program helps children with autism
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Inside the $70 billion industry designed to help you sleep
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Man who says clinic used his sperm for 17 kids: "It's overwhelming"
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Walgreens and Kroger extinguish e-cig sales
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Cannabis stocks taking a hit from vaping bans
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College debt loads in U.S. leveling off for many students
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Tyler Perry tells Gayle King: "I'm ignored in Hollywood"
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Firestorm over Houston Rockets GM's tweet about Hong Kong and China
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Kansas City authorities say bar shooting was "not random" attack
"It was not random. They returned and then they did what they did," Kansas City Police Chief said during a press conference
Murder map: Deadliest U.S. cities
You might be surprised by the murder rates in major cities across the U.S.
Key witness in Amber Guyger trial killed
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As former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering her neighbor, Botham Jean, she found compassion from an unlikely source — Jean's brother. Errin Haines, a national writer on race and ethnicity for The Associated Press, wrote about that moment and joins CBSN to discuss how it's being received given the legacy of racial violence in America.
Epstein accuser blames Victoria's Secret mogul
Leslie Wexner, the billionaire CEO whose company owns Victoria's Secret, is under new scrutiny over his relationship with wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a series of interviews with The Washington Post, Epstein accuser Maria Farmer says she holds Wexner responsible. Washington Post business reporter Jonathan O'Connell joins CBSN to discuss.
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NASA starts spacewalks to replace station batteries
The new batteries will help extend the space station's life through the 2020s
First all-female spacewalk scheduled for later this month
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Three space station fliers return to Earth
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