Not for long. | Copyright Alex Wong, Getty Images Social Security is in even worse financial shape than we thought, according to some Harvard researchers which looked at all forecasts the administration has made for the program over its 80-yea...

Smells like teen spirit. | Copyright Frank Micelotta, Getty Images Many people are unhappy about their retirement prospects these days, but perhaps none moreso than members of Generation X. More than two-thirds (67 percent) of Gen Xers believe...

Rematch? | Copyright Harry How, Getty Images ETFs sold through retail channels in the first quarter outpaced mutual funds for the first time in four years. ETF assets being sold through independent b/ds, wirehouses, RIAs and discount brokerage...

Investors young and old love Apple. | Copyright Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Millennials and baby boomers may have different levels of trust in financial services and engage banks and advisors in very different ways, but when it comes to inve...

Carl Icahn's not impressed. | Copyright Michael Nagle, Getty Images A lot of people probably wish they could replicate the moves of famous activist investors like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Daniel Loeb, fund managers who have achieved high re...

TMI? | drmglc/iStock/Thinkstock One-third of Americans have no financial plan, a new study by Northwestern Mutual is reporting. The study also reflects that nearly 60 percent of Americans feel their financial planning is deficient. While two-t...

A taxpayer’s honorable conduct has no bearing on the taxable status of retirement account payments

The inflation rate experienced by seniors is higher than that of the overall economy. The culprit is health care. 

Just 35 percent of workers and 29 percent of retirees say that they have talked with a professional financial adviser about retirement planning.