Retirement

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposal to raise state employee retirement costs to fill budget gaps has stalled in the House amid questions about whether the bill should be considered a payroll tax hike on workers.

High gas prices, failure of the government to control the federal deficit, and persistently high unemployment has soured the attitude of workers toward investing, a poll released Thursday says.

An advocacy group for retired public employees in Washington said Tuesday it is considering legal action to challenge the removal of cost-of-living increases in a state pension plan.

Retiree and public employee groups in Kansas are contemplating a lawsuit against a law enacted this year that would force teachers and government workers to make concessions on their pensions to address the state retirement system's long-term funding problems.

Deep in senior-rich Florida, Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty called Tuesday for fundamental changes in Social Security and other entitlement programs he said are not sustainable in their current form

Here are seven ways in which older Americans are trying to restore or address their retirement confidence.

Rhode Island's pension system requires a swift and precise overhaul to correct decades of poor policymaking decisions that have left it among the most expensive and poorly funded in the U.S., the state treasurer said Monday.

A Senate bill introduced last week would make it harder for savers to tap into retirement funds, while making it easier for workers to repay loans from retirement accounts after losing a job.