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By The Associated Press |
May 3, 2012
The rate of new business start-ups fell in 2010 to the lowest point on record, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
May 1, 2012
The nation’s state and local public employee retirement systems had $2.7 trillion in total cash and investment holdings in 2010, a 10.6 percent increase from 2009.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
April 24, 2012
Older Americans accounted for 13 percent of the total population in 2010, or 40.3 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
March 1, 2012
More adult children now have health insurance, thanks to a mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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By Warren S. Hersch |
February 17, 2012
Some 40 percent of Americans at or near retirement age (age 55 or older) are still in the labor force, about the same number as it was in 2010.
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By Danielle Andrus |
January 30, 2012
Cerulli Associates announced that total assets in the U.S. retirement market, including public and private defined-contribution, defined-benefit and individual retirement account markets, increased 9.6% in 2010 to $15.8 trillion.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
January 26, 2012
State retirement systems increased their holdings by 10.7 percent in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. They had $2.2 trillion in cash and investment holdings, an increase of $213.9 billion from 2009. This followed a $610.8 billion loss the previous year.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
January 16, 2012
More adult children now have health insurance, thanks to a mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
December 8, 2011
People are living longer, which can complicate retirement planning, according to Northwestern Mutual. With longevity on the rise, individual retirement planning needs to include asset accumulation and savings, as well as strategies for managing the personal and financial risks that can arise when you live into your 80s or 90s.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
December 2, 2011
Workers in the south and west have the lowest participation levels in employment-based retirement plans, while workers in the upper Midwest, mid-Atlantic and northeast had the highest levels, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
