You’ve heard of payday advances. But pension advances? Believe it or not, businesses are popping up that allow retirees to do just that: “sell” a portion (or all) of their future ...

Two U.S. Representatives – Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) and Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) – have introduced legislation that would set up a bipartisan commission to seek legislative fixes ...

Here’s a thoughtful interview with Nicole Woo, Director of Domestic Policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. The topic of discussion is the elimination of the Social ...

For years, a Milwaukee businessman was recieving Social Security disability benefits because he was blind and couldn’t work. But not everything is as it seems — and hidden ...

A New York Times report on Monday shed light onto the practice of nursing homes attempting to gain guardianship over its residents. The practice is legal and used for a variety of ...

IRS phone scammers tried to scam the wrong guy last week when they attempted to pull a fast one on a TV news reporter. But the attempted scam gives us a look at what an IRS phone scam ...

Louisiana’s state pension systems have $300 million sitting in “reserve” accounts; the money is meant to fund future cost-of-living increases. But lawmakers have begun eyeing ...

A Michigan lawmaker this month introduced a bill to repeal the state’s tax on pension benefits. But Gov. Snyder immediately stopped the bill in its tracks by saying he would veto ...

Gridlock has become the new norm in Congress. The last two Congressional sessions (112th and 113th) were arguably the two least-productive sessions in the history of the country. Republicans ...

The attorney for the bankrupt California city of San Bernardino on Thursday said that pensions would not be altered in the course of the city’s bankruptcy. The statement was important, ...