As the infrastructure supporting independents continues to grow, self-employment will increasingly be seen as a mainstream option for many facets of the U.S. workforce.

What do big-box, the gig economy, and big data have in common? HR will need to know if they plan on hiring employees this year.

One way women can hack the unfair work environment and reduce their vulnerability to job instability is to add on a side job or gig work.

This is not your father's retirement -- but will many younger workers even have a retirement? These 9 reasons for why people are failing at retirement readiness come from the latest Merrill Edge report.