Retirement

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback outlined his agenda for 2012 during his second State of the State Address Wednesday night. Brownback began his address by saying he is “bullish” on the future. The Republican described Kansas as a state in...

People need to save for retirement as the federal government is already cutting some social programs for the elderly. In the years ahead there will likely be more retirees applying for fewer benefits and services. Facing huge deficits, Uncle Sam has...

Attention, Ladies: You need to catch up with the guys. They’re planning and saving more for retirement than you are. A new survey from Ameriprise Financial finds that 54 percent of men are salting away money for retirement while only 46 percent...

LANSING  (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican lawmakers pushed through a series of far-reaching tax changes in 2011 that will hand businesses drastically lower tax bills while raising the amounts low-income workers and retirees will pay as new...

Q: I prefer reading by audio book. Does Social Security have audio publications? A: Yes, we do. You can find them at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Some of the publications available include What You Can Do Online, How Social Security Can Help...

More than half of the disability retirements awarded to police officers under former Bell City Administrator Robert Rizzo — including those given to three police chiefs — should not have been granted, and workers' compensation settlements...

The state is reviewing East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo's request for reinstatement of his approximately $40,000-a-year firefighter's disability pension, which was rescinded after Maturo was elected to the mayor's post. Maturo, who makes $75,000 a year...

Until recently, retirement planning focused mostly on helping workers accumulate savings. Now, the Treasury Department is tackling another aspect: making sure retirees don't run out of money. The department last week proposed two regulations to make...

Death and taxes might be certain, but the latter changes each year. Even without major tax legislation — thanks, political gridlock — taxpayers need to be aware of even slight adjustments that could benefit them as they prepare their returns....