Same-sex retirement benefits lag
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Just one in three Massachusetts employers plan to extend the same retirement benefits to spouses of gay and lesbian employees now available to other employees, according to a survey of benefit policies conducted after a state court ruling legalized gay marriage.
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With their same-sex marriages yanked away by the California Supreme Court, many gay and lesbian couples were left wondering Friday what will happen to the benefits they briefly received, such as family insurance discounts and medical coverage.
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As if tax season isn't stressful enough, gay newlyweds in Massachusetts this year are pondering a new thorny question: Do they check "married" or "single" on federal tax forms?
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No, tell us how you really feel. This Labor Day, workers are saying their biggest work problems are mostly economic. Their pay is not keeping up with increasing health-care costs or other increases in living expenses. They are disgruntled enough to look for work on the job. Retirement "security"...
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.  - Rising pressure on U.S.  finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the  social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full  retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan  said on Friday.
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More thoughts on the ups and downs of this retirement-savings option.
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Ten years ago, companies barely acknowledged that they even had gay employees. But today, companies increasingly offer domestic-partner benefits, support gay pride events and actively recruit gay employees.
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Politicians are starting to weigh changes to the federal retirement program. Reforms carry risk and can&#39;t be separated from nation&#39;s overall fiscal health.
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TUCSON -- A pair of retirees keeping house in a concrete bungalow, with snapshots of their 30 grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the living room and an American flag out front, may not look like the face of gay America.
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(Boston, Massachusetts) Many of Massachusetts&#39; largest employers are dropping health benefits for unmarried gay couples. The firms say that since Massachusetts became the only state
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What you don't know about your 401(k) can really hurt your retirement.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said in a report yesterday that Social Security is facing a $13.6 trillion shortfall in coming years and that delaying reforms is not fair to younger workers.
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A few smart moves can fast-track your retirement.
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If you're male, healthy, and married, you've got an investment opportunity few will discuss with you. Over the next 12 months the ``investment" could provide an effective return of 50 percent.
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Iin about 15 years, and probably less, this nation&#39;s retirement system will start to run a deficit, according to the Social Security&#39;s trustees.
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With underfunded pensions  threatening to become the U.S. taxpayer's next  multibillion-dollar headache, lawmakers are working on a  long-term fix for struggling traditional retirement plans.
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THE PROBLEM: Social Security faces a &#36;3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years.