Rhode Island retirees on Monday approved the proposed pension settlement between the state and its pensioners, according to the Providence Journal. Retirees reportedly approved the ...

Question: I took retirement at age 66 and am currently 67. I retired to Colombia, where I married a Colombian national. She is 52, and has a daughter (adopted) that is nearly six years ...

Last week, our friends at Pension360 covered former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s push to get a pension reform measure on California’s statewide ballot in 2016. Details are sparse ...

Retirees across Rhode Island are voting Monday on the proposed settlement to the long-running lawsuit against the state’s pension reforms. If the settlement passes a vote by retirees, ...

Question: As a widow, why am I not able to collect any benefit from my deceased spouse’s Social Security if I chose to take the benefit from my Social Security? Answer: Once you ...

Question: My husband is 64 and I’m 57. He was laid off and took Social Security early at age 62. I am planning to retire at 59 but wait until my full retirement age to start collecting ...

Question: I already made $17,000 this year and cannot receive my unemployment benefits at this time. Am I still eligible to collect Social Security at this time? Otherwise I will have ...

According to 2014 research from the Pew Charitable Trusts, 20 percent of public sector workers don’t know what type of retirement plan their employer offers. From Pew: One-fifth ...

Question: My husband of eight years is 79 and I am 59. His previous wife died after 10 years of marriage in 1988. It never occurred to him to file for widower’s benefits, and he ...

Last month, the board of the New Orleans Municipal Employees Retirement System (NOMERS) produced a list of potential benefit cuts and changes that could reduce pension costs for the ...