Retiring
Of the Right Age, but Can’t Seem to Stay Retired
By ELIZABETH OLSON
Some of retirement age need an income; others crave a challenge. The number of people in the work force who are past retirement age is growing.
The home-sharing business now has secondary coverage, which kicks in after a homeowner’s primary insurance.
Some of retirement age need an income; others crave a challenge. The number of people in the work force who are past retirement age is growing.
States have begun competing with one another for the business of perpetual trusts, and people have been putting their millions and billions into them.
Officials said that millions of people with health insurance purchased in the federal marketplace would need to switch plans to avoid increases in premiums or reductions in subsidies.
The Federal Reserve says that more than 30 percent of Americans report irregular incomes that sabotage efforts to budget and save. Unreliable work hours are cited most often.
Multiemployer pension plans, often involving unionized workers, were once common in industries like coal mining, trucking and construction. But they’re running out of money.
Severe winter weather ranks right behind hurricanes and tornadoes for insured catastrophic losses, but precautions can help limit headaches and costs.
Consumers need to get better at looking past both the monthly payment and the total price. What you can afford doesn’t just depend on the amount of money sitting in the bank.
A bylaw change by JDS Uniphase squeezed a money manager’s campaign for change at the company.
A C.E.O. says he emphasizes personal accountability: “One of the phrases I use is that if you owned this company, what would you do? And if your colleagues were owners, what would you want them to do?”
Writing a check to a favorite cause works fine, but there are other methods of giving that may be more convenient and effective.
More companies are replacing traditional leave plans with alternative approaches. While some employees like the shift, others are bewildered or angry.
The applications at the start of the three-month enrollment period showed that in contrast to initial problems last year, HealthCare.gov was working.
A new study from the National Employment Law Project shows that real wages for manufacturing workers declined three times as much as for workers as a whole.
A mother’s wish to donate her late son’s savings to a scholarship fund proved harder than she anticipated.
Talking about gratitude and giving around the Thanksgiving table is a great time to start a new family tradition: jump starting better conversations every night.
Officials suspect that big banks ignore bankruptcy court discharges, keeping debts alive on credit reports and impairing borrowers’ ability to secure housing and jobs.
Whether they are buying yachts, diamonds or art, the extremely rich are often leaving the merely rich in the dust.
The documentary “Black Heirlooms” dives into the intergenerational conversations about care and assets that one family did not have until too late.
Firms are creating units to serve a variety of ethnic groups, races, genders and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
An offshoot of the sharing economy, virtual villages are popping up all over the country to offer older adults access to resources and social connections that help them age in place.
Telling an employer or supervisor about a mental disability carries potential risks and benefits, so it merits careful consideration.
See how long it could take for your portfolio to return to its peak value.
What would happen to your savings balances if you saved just one percent more a year?
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Why don’t aggregators compare prices of retail items like clothing? Because neither retailers nor shoppers really want them to.
A market research firm also discovered that those who bought luxury goods often spent a disproportionate amount of their income on them.
As airlines expand first-class service and crowd coach passengers into tighter spaces, a reporter tries bribing airline and airport employees, as well as passengers, to get an upgrade.
Those who go abroad to scenes of disaster or conflict already take considerable personal risks — and those who go where Ebola is prevalent can face misunderstanding at home as well.
Learn more about time management, limiting risk in your retirement portfolio, the new Gotham funds and luxurious health spas that cater to affluent executives.
The choice between buying a home and renting one is among the biggest financial decisions that many adults make.
A guide to student loans at various universities, and what it takes after graduation to repay that debt.
Carl Richards, a financial planner, has been explaining the basics of money through simple graphs and diagrams.
See how your household income ranks in 344 zones across the United States.
The college-application essays that four students submitted this year on emerging stronger from economic challenges.
These companies offer help picking and rebalancing index and exchange-traded funds or similar investments, and none charge more than about 0.5 percent of your assets each year for the privilege.
Clearly, many rich people like to display their incredible wealth. Yet, generally, they think they know value when they see it.
Most college graduates earn enough to repay their student loans. The bigger problem is that they’re asked to do so when they are earning the least.
Student loans need reform. But recent gloomy reports obscure the key benefit of borrowing for college: a college education.
Readers have questions. Co-authors of a recent study from the Brookings Institution have answers.
A new research paper finds that typical debt burdens have not risen significantly over the last two decades.
Historically, shared political power in Washington seems to have little connection to stock market returns — until you slice and dice how the power has been divided.
A mother’s wish to donate her late son’s savings to a scholarship fund proved harder than she anticipated.
writes Wealth Matters, a column looking at strategies that the wealthy use to manage their money and their overall well-being.
Valuing knowledge and experience, some employers are making extra efforts to encourage longtime workers to stay.
Guide dog schools are considered charities that do work of great value, but they have commensurate expenses. Also, a step-by-step guide to choosing a charity wisely.