The dangerous disconnect about a key retirement task

Most Americans believe they'll need long-term care, but they aren't doing much, if anything, about securing it

• Jul 7, 2017

The gig economy is a boon for boomer retirees

If you have modest retirement resources, here's one strategy to help you stretch your retirement savings and make ends meet

• Jul 3, 2017

Don't fall for these retirement planning myths

Wishful and misguided thinking by baby boomers and millennials is only making a tough task even more difficult

• Jun 21, 2017

Who'll be there when boomers need elder care?

That's a scary question for a generation that's learning first-hand how much of a burden it is to help their parents

• Jun 16, 2017

It's time for a new American retirement dream

Many boomers won't get that old-school, 20-plus year vacation at the end of their lives, but that may not be so bad

• May 31, 2017

The 5 most important job numbers to know right now

To understand how the U.S. labor market is really doing, look no further than these critical data points

• May 8, 2017

How boomers are adjusting to prospects of a frugal retirement

Wounds from the Great Recession haven't fully healed, making it much harder to get ready financially

• Apr 18, 2017

Reverse mortgages: The Rodney Dangerfield of retirement

Boomers with meager savings and significant home equity should give reverse mortgages more respect

• Apr 4, 2017

More older women are drinking hard

Binge drinking in baby boomers, especially women, is on the rise, study finds

• Mar 29, 2017

Age discrimination is alive and well

Employers routinely overlook older job seekers, especially women -- but proving it has been the problem, until now

• Mar 3, 2017

The problem with this boomer "retirement plan"

Many expect to keep working until they drop, but that's just a hope -- not a realistic strategy

• Jan 3, 2017

How to ease the pain of paying for elder care

This financial burden -- averaging $7,000 a year -- is a "universal problem" in America, but you can get help

• Dec 23, 2016

Young adults living with parents hits 75-year high

Some four in 10 millennials are living with their parents, thanks to triple whammy of student debt, low wages and high rents

• Dec 21, 2016

America's working age population is finally growing again

This is essential to create rising growth of GDP and standards of living -- but it's not enough by itself to ensure them

• Nov 24, 2016

How retirement hurts living standards for boomers

A combination of taking Social Security too early and scads of tax disincentives make work a losing proposition

• Nov 4, 2016

These bikes are simply, well... electrifying

Electric bikes, called e-bikes, leave people smiling – here's why

• Oct 28, 2016

The devastation of divorce for older women

As baby boomer marriages break up at rising rates, it could push many women to work into old age or into outright poverty

• Oct 21, 2016

Millennials fall for more tech scams than their grandparents

A new survey turns conventional thinking on tech scam savviness upside down

• Oct 20, 2016

Baby boomer mega-concert kicks off at Coachella site

The Desert Trip music festival starts Friday in Indio, California, featuring six legendary acts over three days

• Oct 7, 2016

Retirement planning: Millennials are starting fast

While still new to this game, they appear to be listening to wise counsel and are making some smart moves already

• Sep 28, 2016

Spending without telling your partner? That could spell trouble

Money can easily stress a relationship, but most couples agree on core financial rules (while also keeping some secrets)

• Sep 21, 2016

Boomer retirement plans: Good, bad and ugly

Some of the things they're doing to prepare for retirement are encouraging, but they have plenty more to do

• Sep 7, 2016

​Working for the man? Not in the future, workers say

Employees say eight-hour days will become obsolete -- as will employers that guide a career and benefits

• Jun 23, 2016

Scoring the generations for financial fitness

Baby boomers, Gen X and millennials all face different life situations, but they also share some common money problems

• May 27, 2016

Poll: Age, income factors in staying with single employer

Traditional pensions appear to be one of the driving factors keeping older baby boomers in the same workplace

• May 10, 2016

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