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One proposal to fix Medicare, tax code
Jeff Horwich Sep 10, 2012
Fortune Magazine’s Allan Sloan discusses his solutions to fixing Social Security, Medicare, and the tax code – without the help of politicians.
Heading towards fiscal health
David Lazarus Aug 31, 2012
David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times answers caller questions on personal finance, along with CBS MoneyWatch.com editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger.
Retirement savings is gone. Now what?
Chris Farrell Apr 28, 2012
Hi. I'm 53 years old and have had to go through the little bit of my retirement savings. Now, I have $5,000 to start something, as far as retirement goes. What should I do? I do not have anything through work. Actually, my workplace is on brink of closing right now. Lisa, Louisville, KY
More elderly Americans living poor
Chris Farrell Apr 25, 2012
The poverty rate among older Americans is up, with the highest rate among the "oldest old."
Social Security money to run out sooner than thought
Jeremy Hobson Apr 24, 2012
The Social Security Trust Fund will run out of money three years earlier than previously thought in 2033. As for Medicare, that's still on track to run out of cash in 2024.
Putting Social Security's deteriorating finances in context
Chris Farrell Apr 24, 2012
Social Security's shortfall is manageable, but it's also real.
Medicare, Social Security get annual checkup
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson Apr 23, 2012
A trustee report on the fiscal health of Medicare and Social Security will allow political parties to spin their message.
Social Security and the job outlook
Chris Farrell Apr 10, 2012
Social Security claims came down last year, an intriguing sign that older workers are feeling better about their job prospects.
Retirement and working longer
Chris Farrell Mar 29, 2012
"A steadily growing portion of the workforce will continue to work at least part-time well beyond the 'normal' retirement age of 65," says a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation.
More bad news on retirement
Chris Farrell Feb 23, 2012
A substantial fraction of people die with virtually no financial assets -- 46.1 percent with less than $10,000.
