Why the recession will last into retirement
The legacy of the current recession will be felt for years to come in the pensions' crisis it is storing up, leaving many of us with a far less comfortable retirement than we had hoped for.
Prudence or plain stupidity?
Americans are a resilient bunch.You can tell them that their workplace savings scheme (401k) is sinking like the Titanic, but they'll still throw money at it.
Will bitter 70-year-olds become a common sight in the office?
Twenty years from now the workplace could be clogged up with a generation of embittered older workers who cannot afford to retire yet resent being told what to do.
A darker future
Just in case some of you weren't worried enough about your jobs, did you happen to hear that in the US, workplace retirement plans have taken a hit to the tune of $2 trillion dollars?
Paying the bills puts pension saving on hold
Americans are cutting what they put into their pensions, or even stopping funding their retirement altogether, as they struggle to keep their heads above water financially.
Old age (but not retirement) starts at 75
Most American now feel old age begins at 75. But that doesn't mean that they're at all keen to graft away in full-time work for an extra decade.
Toughing it out
I was quite surprised to happen upon an article last week that claims that American workers are continuing to fund their workplace savings plans, despite the market volatility.
Phased retirement staves off talent exodus
Faced with the mass exodus of baby-boomers, American employers are increasingly turning to phased retirement programs to keep workers on board for as long as possible.
Pensions on the decline as a top-level perk
Rising costs are encouraging employers to look at alternatives to gold-plated pensions when it comes to attracting and retaining senior executives.
Downturn hits the U.S. elite
Even wealthy Americans are being hit by the downturn, with the country's elite becoming increasingly concerned about their financial health and their retirement prospects.
Americans raiding pensions to make ends meet
More evidence has emerged that Americans are storing up financial problems for the future, with a quarter raiding their pension pots just to make ends meet.
Gen X faces retirement perfect storm
Fewer than a third of Generation X are confident they will ever be able to retire and stop work completely, with most worried about supporting aging relatives and debt-laden children.
Recession could lead to retirement catastrophe
The looming recession is forcing Americans to put their retirement saving on hold, raising the prospect of a pensions' catastrophe in decades to come.
U.S retirement crisis just got worse
When times are hard it's all too easy for retirement saving to drop down the priority list - which is exactly what is happening in America.
The ageing of the American workplace
Change is slowly taking over the workplace in ways that many people probably see but not notice. One such example is the ageing American workplace.
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