Social Security

While it comes as no surprise that the health of Social Security as we currently know it is less than ideal, the publicized estimates of when Social Security funds will run out are "grossly overestimated," said Baton Investing's Jim Shahen, referencing recent Dartmouth and Harvard...

It all depends on your understanding of saving, but in short: yes. You should always keep an eye on your finances, regardless of where you are on your financial journey. Retirement is no time to lose track of your portfolio. Just because you are not receiving a regular paycheck does not mean...

This weekend in Barron's online: why the tech bust should be no surprise, a special report on retirement, as well as the prospects for Caesars Entertainment, Lands' End, 3D printers and more. Cover Story "The Highfliers Are Still Too High" by Andrew Bary. Though Internet and biotech stocks are...

“If you owe somebody or love somebody, the answer is ‘Yes.’” Marvin Feldman, President and CEO of nonprofit insurance education organization, Life Happens, provided that simple, all-inclusive answer to Benzinga’s question recently as part of a wide-ranging discussion on the subject of retirees...

With the Senate's recent approval of the House-passed clean debt limit legislation, now might be a good time to define the debt ceiling (aka “debt limit”). The U.S. Treasury defines the debt limit as “the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet...

On the way to completing his new book, The Map and the Territory, Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting, former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan had an epiphany. The epiphany, which Greenspan told The Wall Street Journal, “Upended my view of how the world works,” mostly...

The nation is facing a potential government shutdown for the first time since 1995. If the House and Senate cannot agree on a spending bill by midnight Monday, a shutdown seems likely. Here are some basic questions (and answers) related to a government shutdown: When would the shutdown begin...

With the deadline approaching for Congress to avert the looming sequester, the markets seem to be shrugging their shoulders at the situation. If lawmakers cannot reach a deal, severe cuts to the federal budget will come into effect starting March 1st. Wall Street's indifference is well deserved...