Retirement News

Wall Street is cheering the abrupt retirement of Massey Energy Co. Chief Executive Don Blankenship. Shares of Massey outpaced most major coal stocks, rising $1.75, or 3.5 percent to $52.17 in afternoon trading Monday.

The federal government wants investors to have better information about the mutual funds in their retirement plans. Washington has the right idea, but the wrong solution.

The federal government wants investors to have better information about the mutual funds in their retirement plans. Washington has the right idea, but the wrong solution.

A revised plan to tackle the U.S. budget deficit aims to save the country $4 trillion through 2020 by raising the retirement age, hiking gasoline taxes and several other measures.

[AP] - J.P. Morgan Asset Management on Tuesday named Michael Falcon as managing director and head of retirement in the U.S. and Canada.

[AP] - The attorney general says the state Board of Education is violating the law by not making a required contribution this year to the Oklahoma Teachers' Retirement System.

It's better to enjoy an upside surprise than risk a shortfall come retirement.

[Morningstar] - It's better to enjoy an upside surprise than risk a shortfall come retirement.

[AP] - Raising the retirement age for Social Security would disproportionately hurt low-income workers and minorities, and increase disability claims by older people unable to work, government auditors told Congress.

[Bankrate.com] - Is divorced spouse's threat to leave ex with only half his retirement benefits for real?

[Motley Fool] - There's more than one way to build a strong retirement.

[AP] - The U.S. Department of Labor is suing defunct Tennessee homebuilder Corinthian Custom Homes Inc. and its fiduciaries to restore losses suffered by participants and beneficiaries of the company's 401 retirement plan.

Don't let the rally in the stock and bond markets fool you. Many Americans are still hurtling towards a retirement train wreck, writes Brett Arends.

[Bankrate.com] - You could have avoided paying income taxes if you'd restructured your retirement plan to allow for a loan.

[AP] - Police used tear gas and water cannon against rampaging youth in Lyon on Thursday while the French government showed its muscle in parliament, short-circuiting tense Senate debate on a bill raising the retirement age to 62.

[AP] - The Department of Labor says it wants to expand the number of consultants and advisers it can hold legally responsible for the advice they give retirement plan providers.

[AP] - GenCorp Inc., an aerospace supplier and real-estate portfolio manager, said Wednesday that its fiscal third-quarter net income fell 73 percent, mainly caused by an increase in retirement benefit expenses.

[CNNMoney.com] - Gone are the days of golf and gardening into the golden years. Many older workers are working well into retirement and it's not just because they have to, it's because they want to.

[AP] - Vanguard said Monday it will increase the proportion of international stocks it holds in its target-date mutual funds geared toward retirement savings, and trim their domestic component.

[AP] - Vanguard said Monday it will increase the proportion of international stocks it holds in its target-date mutual funds geared toward retirement savings, and trim their domestic component.