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Low interest rates affect fixed income investments
Jill Barshay Aug 3, 2010
It's a great time to get a loan -- interest rates are low low low. But the low interest rates negatively impact retirees who expected more from their fixed income investments.
Chamber wants states to cut back on pensions
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jul 30, 2010
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says states should cut contributions to retirement plans during lean times.
Gov't workers are losing their pensions
Mitchell Hartman Sep 22, 2011
Most workers today have 401(k) plans. Government employees, however, are an exception. The retirement guarantees they thought they had are vanishing because budget woes are forcing deep cuts in government workers' promised benefits. Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman reports.
Unions cry foul over benefit cuts
Mitchell Hartman Sep 22, 2011
A fight's brewing in Baltimore over efforts to cut pensions for cops and firefighters. It mirrors similar struggles across the U.S. As local governments try to balance their budgets, retiree benefits are a juicy target. Mitchell Hartman reports that doesn't sit well with public-employee unions.
Immediate annuity
Chris Farrell Jun 21, 2010
Question: My husband and I will be 60 this year and our retirement savings will, under very conservative scenarios, provide a good retirement...
Older workers can't get into job market
Sep 22, 2011
Sherri McClendon and many other older workers face the dilemma of being too old -- and hence, too expensive -- to be considered for many jobs and being too young to qualify for retirement benefits.
Europe slowly making workers retire later
Stephen Beard Sep 22, 2011
France wants to push the retirement age up from 60 to 62. Europeans retire before 60 in several countries, but many want to change that.
Wal-Mart will offer bank accounts through debit card company
Stephen Beard Jun 16, 2010
Wal-Mart has purchased a minor stake in a debit card company with a plan to offer savings accounts to its core customers.
In or out? Where to put your money now
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland talks to three money managers for advice on what to do with your money in this time of economic uncertainty.
Getting Personal
Sep 22, 2011
Host Tess Vigeland and Kathy Kristof of CBS MoneyWatch take your questions on retirement -- like, how can a surfer in New Zealand save for her eventual American retirement? And is it crazy to borrow from retirement to buy a house?
