Retirement accounts also differ in their annual contribution limits and the exceptions they allow for the early-withdrawal penalties. All of these factors can affect how easily you can access your ...

"We feel that people like Senator Johnson are willing to cut the check to send us to war but they're not willing to pay the ...

But one big mistake a lot of retirees make is assuming Medicare will cover all of their health-related expenses. In reality, Medicare does not cover everything. And failing to understand the program's ...

Recent legislation came into effect that updated the RMD (required minimum distribution) age. This can have a major effect on retirees' account balances.

Bernie Sanders' Social Security expansion plan would raise benefits and fund them by taxing high earners. Here's who would ...

Sen. Ron Johnson, who blocked the Major Richard Star Act from a full Senate vote, noted a sharp increase in the cost of ...

The pension system is formally requesting the state Department of Treasury to withhold $3.5 million from payments owed to the city to pay the debt, including federal grant dollars and any other city ...

In fact, the amount in your paycheck is shrinking, and many of our elected officials are trying to shrink that even further by increasing taxes. You know what I mean if you live in California -- one ...

You don't just automatically qualify for Social Security's retirement benefits once you turn 62. To claim those benefits, you need to accumulate 40 work credits in your lifetime. And the maximum you ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, commonly just called the Dow Jones or the Dow, includes 30 giant publicly listed companies with U.S. operations. Retirees might not always look to Dow Jones stocks ...

The measure would allow medically retired military personnel to receive both their full retirement pay and VA disability ...

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the median weekly salary for workers between 16 and 24 years old is $771, ...