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Young investors wary of stock market
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 22, 2011
It's a tough time to be young and thinking about your retirement. The recession made lots of investors wary of the stock market, but the big returns are key for a comfortable retirement. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith reports.
Getting started on planning for retirement
Chris Farrell Aug 26, 2010
Question: I am 51 and an independent consultant/writer. Love my work, but it keeps me poor. Due to resolved disability issues, I only entered the...
MID-DAY UPDATE: More Americans are tapping their retirement savings ...
Bill Radke Aug 20, 2010
Fidelity: Records numbers are raiding their 401(K)s
American Airlines hit with record fine
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A rise in hardship withdrawals
Sep 22, 2011
A new report from Fidelity Investments says more Americans are dipping into their 401(K)s and other similar funds. Jill Schlesinger, editor-at-large at CBS MoneyWatch, talks with Steve Chiotakis about why a record number of people are making hardship withdrawals.
Getting personal: Supplementing retirement, college costs
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland and Kathy Kristof from CBS Moneywatch.com answer listener questions on how to invest to supplement retirement in the future, how much to help a child out with college costs and how to dig yourself out of college debt.
Forget 65, Americans should retire earlier
Chris Farrell Sep 22, 2011
Marketplace's Economics Editor Chris Farrell argues that retirement age can be lowered -- without ruining the Social Security system.
How to save if you're retiring at 70
Sep 22, 2011
Tess Vigeland talks to Dr. Christian Weller, a Social Security expert, on how raising the retirement age would affect how people plan and save for retirement.
Some retirees living from Social Security check to Social Security check
Sep 22, 2011
Nearly 15 percent of retirees depend on a Social Security check as their sole source of income. Reporter Peter O'Dowd talks to seniors in Arizona about getting by with just Social Security.
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.
