Retirement

With stocks down lately, some folks are spending less. But more consumers may feel bolstered by healthy home values and a stable job market.

Early retirements during the pandemic limited the number of available workers. And the high cost of living is making it hard to attract new ones.

Both benefits and wages outpaced inflation in 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

An aging population has transformed the local economy of Cumberland County, Tennessee. What lessons can be learned for the broader economy?

Leisure activities are a big theme with Cumberland County’s growing retirement community.

If demographics are destiny, then what’s happening here is eventually going to play out all over the country.

As part of our new series, “The Age of Work,” Marketplace is exploring the aging U.S. labor force.

Financial consultants predict older Americans will pass on $124 trillion, boosted by stocks and real estate, to heirs and charities through 2048.

Research found that average retirement balances were lower for people paying off student loans compared to those who weren’t making the payments.

Last year, just 15% of workers had access to pension plans. Now, unionized workers like the ones at Boeing are negotiating to get them back.