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11/26/2013 - Gender Gap Holds in Retirement Plan Participation (EBRI)

A gender gap persists in retirement plan participation among full-time, full-year workers—and it favors women, according to a new report by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). While the EBRI analysis of data from the 2013 March Current Population Survey found that female wage and salary workers ages 21–64 were found to participate in… Read more 11/26/2013 - Gender Gap Holds in Retirement Plan Participation (EBRI)

11/25/2013 - Nine surprising Social Security statistics (USA Today)

We’re all familiar with Social Security — with what it is and how it might help us in retirement. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about it, some of which is important and some simply interesting. A great place to find data on the program is from the horse’s mouth — the website… Read more 11/25/2013 - Nine surprising Social Security statistics (USA Today)

11/24/2013 - Retirement planning is now a family affair (Investment News)

In the years before the Great Recession, it wasn’t unusual to see a happy couple tooling down the highway in a luxury recreational vehicle with a bumper sticker that joyfully proclaimed: “We’re spending our kids’ inheritance.” Fast forward to today. The RV is probably parked in the couple’s backyard, and their adult kids — and… Read more 11/24/2013 - Retirement planning is now a family affair (Investment News)

11/22/2013 - Blackrock: Attitudes impact retirement savings (LifeHealthPro)

How Americans feel about saving for retirement affects their actions and success as savers. That is one of the key findings of BlackRock’s annual Retirement Survey, released Friday. The research reveals that the most successful retirement savers have certain psychological and emotional attitudes related to saving that drive them to put more money away for… Read more 11/22/2013 - Blackrock: Attitudes impact retirement savings (LifeHealthPro)

11/16/2013 - Caught in a Revolving Door of Unemployment (New York Times)

On a cold October morning, just after the federal government shutdown came to an end, Jenner Barrington-Ward headed into court in Boston to declare bankruptcy. It took weeks to put the paperwork together, given that her papers and belongings were scattered across the country — there was a broken-down car and boxes of paperwork in… Read more 11/16/2013 - Caught in a Revolving Door of Unemployment (New York Times)

11/15/2013 - The rise of 'partial retirement' (MarketWatch)

Partial retirement wasn’t all that common in 1960. More than 50 years later, a substantial percentage of people hold a “bridge” job before they stop working for good. In fact, 20% of workers between the ages of 65 and 67—and analyzed in a recent University of Michigan Retirement Research Center study—are partially retired, up from… Read more 11/15/2013 - The rise of 'partial retirement' (MarketWatch)

11/14/2013 - The boss makes how much? Study shows huge pension, pay gap (NBC)

If you needed a stark example of the growing wealth gap in America, look no further than this: CEO pension plans at some companies are now worth an average 239 times more than the retirement plans of the people they supervise, a new study shows. What’s more, compensation for chief executives is 550 times higher,… Read more 11/14/2013 - The boss makes how much? Study shows huge pension, pay gap (NBC)

11/11/2013 - Intergenerational Equity: Who should pay for past retirement promises? (MoneyWatch)

Is it fair that today’s workers might have to pay for promises made to the current generation of retirees, even if these retirees didn’t pay for the full cost of their own benefits? The topic of “intergenerational equity” was the subject of a lively debate at the recent annual meeting of the Society of Actuaries… Read more 11/11/2013 - Intergenerational Equity: Who should pay for past retirement promises? (MoneyWatch)

11/11/2013 - Where? When? Couples facing retirement need to talk (USA Today)

Husband-and-wife Realty team Kevin Jordan and Lori Rust sometimes feel like they’re juggling a second job. “Not only do we have to be professionals in real estate and understand the market, we have to be marriage counselors to some degree,” Kevin says with a laugh. Couples relocating to Greater Phoenix for retirement can be overwhelmed… Read more 11/11/2013 - Where? When? Couples facing retirement need to talk (USA Today)

11/9/2013 - Older Americans alter attitude on work, retirement (SFGate)

Norris Danzey served 30 years in the Navy before he retired as a lieutenant commander in 2001, but he wasn’t ready to quit working. During the years he spent with young recruits, he saw the problems some had when they came into the military. “I felt like if I could do something about those problems while they’re… Read more 11/9/2013 - Older Americans alter attitude on work, retirement (SFGate)