Retirement

Its official: the Social Security Administration says beneficiaries will get a 3.6% increase for 2012–the first since 2009.

The government announced that it will increase Social Security payments to offset the rising cost of living in America. Will it be enough to help senior citizens?

Question: I am planning on retiring from Federal government with a pension of about $19,500 at age 60. I have $300,000 in savings and I will…

It looks like folks on Social Security will get their first cost-of-living increase since 2009 come January. That's according to the American…

Question: I am 64 years old and have recently retired. I plan to defer taking Social Security as long as possible as I currently do not need the…

This week, the Federal Reserve might say it'll push long-term interest rates even lower. That means U.S. pension funds could make even less than they already are.

Saving for retirement is hard, especially for younger workers just starting out on their careers and their low-income peers. Wages are stagnant and…

The Great Recession shocked many Americans into saving more money, but unfortunately, they aren't getting much of a return on those savings.

Reporter Nancy Marshall Genzer looks at what role Social Security will have for the different generations of her own family.