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  • May 23, 2013

    The average 401(k) retirement balance for U.S. workers hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, a growth spurt of 75 percent since the stock market's nadir in March 2009, Fidelity Investments said on Thursday based on a survey of its...

  • May 22, 2013

    Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company Towers Watson.

    In 2011, the last year...

  • May 22, 2013

    When it comes to managing credit, American women have a slight edge over men, according to a study of credit reports by the credit report agency Experian Plc.

    Experian looked at 750,000 credit reports, a sample of what it collected...

  • May 22, 2013

    A job and a paycheck - they go together like coffee and cream. But when you retire from your regular job, does that mean you have to give up the cream?

    A growing number of 401(k) plans are including investment choices that can help savers...

  • May 22, 2013

    NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Wall Street was abuzz over Home Depot Monday as the stock climbed to a 52-week high on a strong earnings report stemming from a...

  • May 20, 2013

    When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, starts rolling out in October, it will overhaul how Americans get healthcare coverage. Yet many workers will feel little immediate impact.

    That's because almost half the...

  • May 20, 2013

    NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Are U.S. college graduates “surprised” by the amount of student loan debt...

  • May 17, 2013

    In the financial world, arbitrage is a trading strategy that earns profit by exploiting price differences between markets.

    By that definition, Dan Prescher is a sophisticated arbitrageur. The 58-year-old makes a decent living as a special...

  • May 17, 2013

    The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Friday will hold the first of three hearings on the Internal Revenue Service "Tea Party" targeting scandal.

    Tax experts hope the hearings go beyond finger-pointing and get to the...

  • May 17, 2013

    Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons.

    Yet managers at socially conscious funds say screening companies based on how they treat workers is just...