Margaret Ditchburn never used to mind the prices at her favorite French-style bistro in this sun-baked seaside resort popular with retired British expatriates.

The largest union of the jointly owned Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News reached an accord Thursday with management to end a lawsuit over the merger of two pension plans.

The utility Consolidated Edison Inc. and the union representing 9,000 of its employees are nowhere near a new contract agreement, a spokesman for the union said Thursday, adding that it seemed the company was trying to provoke a labor dispute.

The Internal Revenue Service said it's taking steps to make it easier for retirees and disabled veterans to file for a tax rebate check.

Once just a supplement to the pension system, defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s are growing and changing fast as they evolve into a linchpin of Americans' retirement savings and offer increasingly innovative investment options, a new study indicates.

Once just a supplement to the pension system, defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s are growing and changing fast as they evolve into a linchpin of Americans' retirement savings and offer increasingly innovative investment options, a new study indicates.

A majority of near-retirees overestimate how much they can withdraw each year from savings to pay for retirement and most also underestimate their average life expectancy, according to a survey released Wednesday by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

Pennsylvania's massive public-sector pension funds and the state treasurer would be forced to unload investments in foreign companies tied to Iran and Sudan under legislation in the state House.

Major life events present changes and challenges -- emotional, logistical, psychological – and, of course, financial ones.  And sometimes it is the last of that bunch that finds us unprepared and leaves us overwhelmed.  This need-to-know guide is meant to help.

Retirement may be known as  the "Golden Years", but make sure you spend them in the black.  And forget about the gold watch. Get out your calculator.

Since financial issues are one of the leading causes of marital strife, it helps to think of the relationship as a merger and not an acquisitiion.  

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This is a story about the other homeowners. Not the ones who are having trouble making their mortgage payments and getting all the attention lately. No, this is about the homeowners who do not owe any money on their primary residences because they have paid off their loans.

A common pitfall of a 401(k) plan is setting it up, blindly plunking money into it over the years, and then suddenly remembering it exists when you're in your 50s. Here’s some advice to help you along the way to make sure your money lasts longer than you do.

Trent Charlton knew the risks when he borrowed $10,000 from his 401(k) and cut his retirement savings in half.