Reuters Money

Investors prepare for more volatility in 2012

Jilian Mincer — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:50:29 +0000

Whether or not Europe resolves its banking crisis, the United States its deficit or China its cooling economy, U.S. investors should be prepared for more volatility in 2012.

How volatility hits pension plans

Felix Salmon — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:05:47 +0000

Nanea Kalani of Honolulu Civil Beat has obtained non-public performance numbers for the Hawaii Employees' Retirement System, and they're not pretty at all.

One man’s retirement crusade to help Detroit and baby boomers

Mark Miller — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:49:49 +0000

The 2011 Purpose Prize recognizes older career trailblazers who have demonstrated creative and effective work tackling social problems. Here's a look at how one winner is helping to spark Detroit's troubled economy.

Why the big banks aren’t sweating Bank Transfer Day

Felix Salmon — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:17:20 +0000

It's Bank Transfer Day on Saturday, and some unknown number of people are going to transfer their money from their too-big-to-fail bank to a friendly local community bank or credit union.

Zap zombie funds within your portfolio

John Wasik — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:39:26 +0000

Index funds are liked because they generally can track nearly any kind of asset class. As such, they are the white bread of investing and should cost about the same from fund to fund. The cheaper the better. Why pay Nieman-Marcus prices for the same thing you can get at Costco or Sam's Club for less?

Jobless rate for older workers is lower, not better

Mark Miller — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:59:29 +0000

The unemployment rate for workers over age 55 is much lower than for the workforce as a whole, but at the same time, workers over age 55 who do lose their jobs tend to be jobless far longer.

Medicare Part B premium hike will be smaller than expected

Mark Miller — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:15:48 +0000

Seniors caught a break Thursday when the Obama Administration announced that Medicare Part B premiums won't rise as much as expected in 2012.

Tax deductions are popular, but penalties may work better

Amy Feldman — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:09:52 +0000

When making tax policy, there’s a choice between carrots or sticks: Does the government give taxpayers credits or deductions for doing the right thing or penalize them for doing the wrong thing?

Underpaid women and their men

David Cay Johnston — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:09:45 +0000

Why aren't men in the vanguard of demanding equal pay for women?

With few female angel investors, signs of change

Lou Carlozo — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:50:02 +0000

Female angel investors are critical to ensuring the funding of diverse companies, yet hust 12 percent of angel investors were women in the first half of 2011. One man is hoping his make counterparts will take notice.