Health care costs have contributed to the demise of the guaranteed pension, and less money for retirement plans, as employers' investments in overall benefits packages has shifted.

The GOP's health bill failed as defections by Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas, in addition to previous opposition by Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine, sank the measure. What's next? Repeal.

Although female investors outperformed male ones last year, women are facing huge obstacles in saving for retirement.

Employees who travel a lot on business are seeing more of some perks and less of others.