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By Paula Aven Gladych |
February 23, 2012
With life expectancies on the rise, 58 percent of affluent Americans believe they could live to be 100; the implications on retirement finance are staggering.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
February 13, 2012
Bank of America’s health savings account business rose 34 percent with the addition of 50,000 new accounts last year, the firm announced Monday.
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By Jenny Ivy |
December 21, 2011
For the retirement industry, there wasn’t much to gloat about in 2011. I hate to end the year on a sour note, and I know I'm not listing them all, but there are plenty of media missteps, lawmaker oversights, and plan misjudgments.
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By Jenny Ivy |
December 7, 2011
In the U.S., we’re so financially stressed that it’s literally making us sick. MetLife reports 58 percent of employers state that financial “illness” plays a role in employee absenteeism.So how can we improve our retirement prospects in the coming year, or at least get on the right track?
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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Business Writer, DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writer |
November 18, 2011
Just as the U.S. economy is making progress despite Europe's turmoil, here come two new threats.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
November 4, 2011
The unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent from 9.1 percent, the first time it has fallen since July and the lowest rate since April, the government said Friday.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber, Martin Crutsinger |
October 4, 2011
Europe has a debt crisis. America has a jobs crisis. Corporate profits could be in trouble. World financial markets are in turmoil. And no one seems prepared to ride to the rescue.
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By Derek Kravitz, Paul Wiseman |
September 9, 2011
A tentative thumbs-up. That's the assessment from economists, who have offered mainly positive reviews of President Barack Obama's $447 billion plan to stimulate job creation.
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By Paul Wiseman |
September 7, 2011
First, do no harm. Economists say the most important part of the jobs plan President Barack Obama will unveil Thursday night is the renewal of two measures already in place — a cut in Social Security taxes and emergency aid for the unemployed.
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By Stephen Ohlemacher |
August 24, 2011
The federal budget deficit will hit $1.28 trillion this year, down slightly from the previous two years, with even bigger savings to come over the next decade, according to congressional projections released Wednesday.
