Retirement Trends

U.S. consumer confidence plunged in January to its lowest level in more than a year, reflecting higher Social Security taxes that left Americans with less take-home pay.

During the past decade, the highest rate of increases in educational attainment were doctorate and masters degrees, according to new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

A new survey finds that baby boomers are not focusing enough on their physical well-being and many are finding themselves struggling to juggle competing priorities

Expect some action on the part of the federal government, including a proposal for automatic IRAs for many workers, as retirement reform dovetails with tax reform.

Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the Standard and Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 for the first time in more than five years Friday after a wave of good earnings reports.

Iowa's Tom Harkin, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, will continue to push his own vision for a nationalized U.S. retirement system through 2014.