Retirement Trends

Stockton and San Bernardino may not recover unless they rein in their rising pension costs, Moodys Investors Service.

Detroits record $18 billion bankruptcy should end an erroneous presumption of municipal bond investors that they have more protection from losses than other creditors, a lawyer for the city told a judge.

Weve been at historic low interest rates for a few years now and the sense that rates will probably get higher and, if so, when are on everybodys radar screen.

Nearly half of Americans say the most challenging topic to discuss is personal finances, followed by death, politics, religion, taxes and personal health.

President Barack Obama plans to drop his proposal to reduce cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security and other benefit programs in the budget his administration releases March 4 for the 2015 fiscal year.

The movement of funds from employer-sponsored defined benefits plans is a natural result of aging baby boomers looking for ways to generate income needed as they live out their retirement years.