Our Retirement-Savings System Is Broken
Representative Kevin Brady wants to shake up our retirement-savings system. That might not be a bad idea.
Retirement
Adapting Elder Care to the Future of Work
The vast need for elder care is compounded by the fact that many Baby Boomers lack adequate savings to cover retirement income or health care, making them even more dependent on relatives.
Visionaries Doing Their Most Important Work After Retirement
These change-makers are proving that you're never too old to make a difference.
How to Make Saving for Retirement Automatic
Congress and the White House are once again engaged in their annual budgetary dance, but there's one part of the proposal that should make them speed things up.
More Trouble in Coal Country
Peabody Energy, the nation’s largest coal company, is seeking release from a pledge to pay into a health insurance fund.
The Future of Work: The Coming Political Storms
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Future of Work: Two Tidal Waves, Headed Our Way
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
A New Path to Financial Security for Americans Worried About Their Savings
Support for greater flexible savings will provide a stable and desperately needed foundation.
When It Comes to Retirement Savings, We're About $14 Trillion Short
Roughly half of all Americans don't plan for retirement. One Illinois State Senator thinks he has a solution—and it won't cost governments or businesses a dime.
Demographic Decline in Atlantic Canada: Shrinking to Promote Economic Growth
Population decline is a positive economic indicator.
On the Road to Retirement Struggles
Millions of Californians—like many tens of millions throughout the country—lack adequate pension security to sustain them after their work lives end.
The First Death of an Athlete
By choice or by circumstance, exiting sport is inevitable. What happens after is less certain.
Making Art Boosts Seniors’ Psychological Resilience
German researchers report positive changes in the brains of recent retirees who learned how to create visual art.
Detroit Is Bankrupt: What Now?
The three most important things to know about the Motor City's bankruptcy decision.
What Are New Retirees Most Concerned About?
More than social security, pension, and personal savings, those currently entering retirement fear the cost of health care, according to a new survey.
Actuaries Insist We've Got to Retire Later
Early retirement, bah! The people who measure our life spans say Social Security should be less something that kicks in at 65 and more something Americans tap for, say, their last 20 years.
Social Security: Where Do We Go From Here?
From past debates on privatization to new proposals to tap benefits in midlife and shifting the federal focus from the old to the young, experts of various stripes find fertile ground in debating the future of the program.
Memorable Stories of 2008
A host of meaningful stories from Miller-McCune.com's first full year on the Web.
Pushing Americans to Save for Retirement
Two new proposals look to greatly increase the number of people who have adequate retirement plans, one by encouraging workers to save and the other by requiring them to.
States Applaud ‘Encore Careers’
Local governments take the lead in placing older Americans in public service opportunities.
Book Review — "The Long Baby Boom" by Jeff Goldsmith
Hey, man, this baby boomer retirement thing ain't that big a deal. OK?
Retiring Early? Find a Hobby
Economists and experts on aging say we should encourage the elderly to stay, or get back, in the workplace. But many seniors are not doing so because of a quirk in the law.