Retirement Trends

Brace yourself. If you have money in a bond mutual fund, you're likely to feel some pain when you open your mid-year account statement.

Illinois taxpayers will pony up at least $130 million extra in interest payments for a bond sale this week due to lowered credit ratings because lawmakers have failed to solve the state's $97 billion pension crisis.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is buying The Hartford's British variable annuity business for about $285 million.

Most Americans will experience at least one derailing event and more than one-third will be struck by five or more.

Life's unexpected events can throw a costly wrench in anyone's path to retirement.

Demonstration project by Citi Foundation, NeighborWorks shows several benefits for low- and middle-income families.