The New 65 Is 70: Retirement Age Shifts Upward

Almost a quarter of Americans and Canadians say they expect to work past the age of 70, and 6% say they’ll likely retire after their 80th birthday — two years longer than the nations’ life expectancy. That’s according to a rec…

The Price of Aging: Will It Break National Budgets?

Thirty out of 49 major developed countries could see their credit ratings plummet to junk status if they don’t make changes soon, says a Standard & Poor’s study. The biggest problem is health care spending on the elderly, parti…

Are European Debt Problems Fixed, or Just Papered Over?

Officially, Europe’s fiscal health is on the mend, but each time the Continent’s debt crisis is declared history, some ugly financial news quickly emerges to undercut those claims. Indeed, the real eurozone meltdown may still …