A solid year for the U.S. stock markets resulted in better-than-expected returns for state and local pensions last year. However, that boost may not be enough to pull them out of trouble.

Democrats have a reputation for being supported by public sector unions. And, given unions’ love of conventional pensions, voters may think that Democratic lawmakers would work hard to protect public ...

Former U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin reflects on his 58 years of public service and his plans in retirement. He remains committed to supporting the Black community.

Private and public sector defined benefit pension fund payments also added $224.3 billion in tax revenue, according to the ...

New law means police officers, teachers and others with public pensions will now collect their full Social Security benefits.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into law during his first term as president, will expire on ...

Reforms are set to put a squeeze on welfare spending but the Government has yet to explain how savings will be made ...

It's a national tragedy that close to one million pensioner households, many of whom have been paying into the system for years, are missing out on an average income boost of around £3,900/year via ...

When a new kidney could save your life, every minute counts. When Jazmin Evans discovered she could have received a kidney four years earlier, she was shocked. When she found out the delay was due ...

marks the first time that a binary star system has been observed in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole, according to a press release. Astrophysicists behind the find claim the discovery not ...

A single person would need a pension of €33,600 a year, and a couple would need €43,200 a year, in order to have a "comfortable" retirement. The figures are contained in a new report on Irish ...

The rejection rate for pension credit claims is just over 50 per cent, but older people are being urged not to be deterred if they believe they qualify for the payments. You can still receive this ...