Derailed! Why Your Finances Have Fallen and Can't Get Up
Even though the stock market has recovered from the 2008 crash, many Americans still report big losses in their retirement savings, and these 'derailers' are to blame.
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The Cities Where Americans Are Least Prepared for Retirement
According to a recent retirement survey, a still-recovering economy has not only hindered Americans' ability to plan for the future -- it has put a big dent in their confidence in retiring at all.
Baby Boomers' Money Troubles: They're Worse Than We Thought
The sandwich generation kept its retired parents and jobless adult children afloat through the down years. Now, a new study makes clear how much their retirement plans have paid the price.
Don't Let Your Mutual Fund Do to You What This One Did to My Kid
Columbia Management is nickel-and-diming my 13-year-old son's mutual fund account into the ground. It may be too late to save this investment, but the mistakes I made can impact investors of any age. Here are a few tips so you can avoid them.
We're Not Ready: More Bad News About Retirement
A spate of recent surveys highlight the dark trends around retirement in America. More of us expect to work significantly later in life, fewer of us think we're saving enough -- and the ones who think they are are often wrong. But it may not be too late for you to take some good advice.
Americans Getting More Worried About Retirement
Three separate surveys released this week show rising levels of anxiety among Americans over when -- or whether -- they'll be able to stop working. And even where confidence is rising, some of it may be misplaced.