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• Americans on track with financial planning

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 8, 2012

  Most people believe they are moving in the right direction when it comes to managing debt, paying for their children’s educations, work, spending, saving and investing in improvements.

• Only half of Americans financially prepared to live longer

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 27, 2012

  Americans are completely unprepared to live into their 70s, 80s or 90s, according to a new study by Northwestern Mutual.

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  Americans skipping doctor visits to save money

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 18, 2012

  Rough economic times are forcing Americans to put health care on hold.

• Americans' financial security edges up, again

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  April 18, 2012

  The Country Financial Security Index has risen for the fourth consecutive time, the longest that has happened in the survey's five-year history.

• Younger investors find post-retirement work appealing

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  April 18, 2012

  A majority of younger Americans expect to work after they retire and to do so because they want to stay active and involved, according to research released Monday by T. Rowe Price.

• Employers not measuring ROI on wellness programs

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 5, 2012

  Wellness programs are the “next best hope” for promoting a healthy work force while containing health care expenses, says new research, but the majority of midsize and large companies don’t measure the return on investment of their wellness programs.

• 95 percent of Americans interested in health reform case

  By Jenny Ivy  |  March 23, 2012

  A C-SPAN survey out Friday shows almost all Americans will be paying close attention as the Supreme Court begins three days of arguments surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its linchpin, the individual mandate.

• Cultural influences affect retirement planning, decision-making

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 9, 2012

  The study reported that all populations found retirement planning to be a daunting task. However, Hispanics felt the least prepared, with 54 percent saying they felt “not very” or “not at all” prepared.

• Women-owned businesses come up short on retirement plans

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  January 13, 2012

  Nationwide's survey finds that only 14 percent of women-owned small businesses currently offer their employees a 401(k) or other employee-funded retirement plan. And only 5 percent offer a company-funded defined benefit plan.

• Investor pessimism, risk tolerance rose in 2011

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  January 5, 2012

  Investors’ concerns and pessimism grew in 2011, and with it investors’ risk tolerance, according to the MFS Investing Sentiment Survey.