Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was welcomed back to work Monday with a heavily padded football helmet and a standing ovation by her staff. I never doubted she’d be…

Sixty-five is the normal retirement age, but many older Americans are working much later in life and it’s not just because they need the money. Article by Christine Dugas USA…

Workers 55 and older are expected to be the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. labor force this decade, and it’s not solely because of Baby Boomers are graying. A greater-than-expected…

THE day Alan Toney retired from Michelin North America he bought a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle and made a plan to ride on all seven continents. After nine years, only Antarctica…

In an earlier Next Avenue blog post, I noted that many women have rocky relationships with financial advisers because they find the money pros disrespectful and condescending. I’ve now found disturbing news that financial…

Ouch. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released a new report that suggests even more serious problems ahead for future retirees. The news “is truly alarming,” writes the report’s…

Ever wonder the real reason why women are paid less than men? Women who work full-time earn, on average, 77 percent of what men do. It’s a lingering problem — one…

Social Security turned 77 this week, and Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate, Paul Ryan, has put the retirement program on the front burner as a campaign issue. So I’ve…

An increasing number of workers age 50 and older are starting new businesses. A new AARP/Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey of 50-plus employed workers shows that one in 20 plans…

The surprising answer to the question posed by the headline is: You bet. Contrary to conventional wisdom and the slew of recent articles suggesting that retirement for a great number…