A question for Conrad Black and David Radler: How can we miss you when you won't go away?

Black is serving six years plus in federal prison for looting millions from Hollinger International, the Canadian-based media empire he founded and built with sidekick Radler back in the 1980s and...

Wondering whether to keep throwing money into the black hole formerly known as your 401(k) account next year? Your employer might just make the decision easier by cutting back on matching contributions.

A survey by benefits consultant Watson Wyatt finds that five percent of companies already have reduced their contributions...

True to form, George Bush is kicking working people in the gut one last time on his way out the door -- and not even the retirees will be spared this time. The administration's auto bailout package calls for all manner of new concessions from the United Auto Workers,...

Hey, all you laid-off, middle-aged bankers, accountants, programmers, marketers and other well-trained corporate types out there--listen up: Ever thought about working at a not-for profit?

The business world is crumbling all around us, but non-profits have been growing faster than either the business or government sector--and they're facing a shortage...

Retirement savers have taken it on the chin in the market meltdown, and the risks inherent in self-directed investing are evident to anyone with the nerve to read a 401(k) statement these days.

But the economic crisis also is bringing to light some unforeseen problems associated with these savings...

Finding a job is challenging for anyone in a painful recession, but it's even harder if you're over age 50. It's illegal for employers to discriminate based on age, but any older job-seeker will tell you it happens every day. Employers are always looking to shed more expensive, older workers...

Arianna Huffington and others have taken note of President-elect Obama's plans to call Americans to public service to address the country's urgent problems. In a July campaign speech, Obama outlined his ideas for expanding existing programs like the Peace Corps, and launching new ones focused on education and...

For retirement investors, good news has been hard to find lately. But here's a small silver lining for the dark clouds hanging over the market: There's never been a better time to convert an IRA to a Roth account. If you've been thinking of converting some or all of your...

Investment gurus have been urging us all to sit tight through the stock market roller coaster: Don't panic, don't sell out at the bottom. And that's good advice if you're still years away from retirement and have time to recover.

It's a different story if you're close to retirement...

Here's a Bush nightmare you can kiss goodbye in the wake of Tuesday's election: privatization of Social Security.

Figuring to spend some of that famous political capital earned in his 2004 re-election, Bush pushed a plan to privatize the mother of all benefit programs in 2005. But he underestimated the...

Don't tell Joe the Plumber, but John McCain and Barack Obama actually agree on something.

I stumbled across this startling information while looking into a proposal making the rounds in Washington aimed at creating new retirement saving options for lower-income Americans.

Called the Automatic IRA, it could keep millions...