Though they are saving more, women have more obstacles in retirement and throughout their lives that hinder their ability to meet their financial needs.

Medicare has been a hot topic since April 15, the day that the U.S. House of Representatives voted 235-193 to approve a resolution that would privatize the Medicare system for younger people.

The U.S. stock market joined a sell-off around the world Monday in the first trading since Standard & Poor's downgraded American debt and gave investors another reason to be anxious.

A union official says thousands of striking workers are joining picket lines and rallies at Verizon work locations from Massachusetts to Virginia.