Q: I read your recent column explaining the offset I will suffer because I get a small teacher’s pension that will prevent me from getting full benefits on my husband’s Social Security record. My ...

WASHINGTON - White House officials and members of Congress looking for a way to invest some Social Security money in the stock market might check out a little-known federal retirement program that ...

The Railroad Retirement System was set up in 1934, one year before Social Security came into being. But once Social Security became law, the two programs developed a special relationship that still ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., called on members of the Senate on Wednesday to quickly pass his bill to improve retirement benefits for more than 10,000 railroad employees in Montana, ...

Union Pacific Railroad Co. can challenge a US Railroad Retirement Board order in district court, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, reversing a lower court’s dismissal of the case.

One of the most common concerns among retirees is running out of money. That’s understandable given the consequences of doing so. Pensions can alleviate a large portion of that risk and its associated ...

Pensions have been a cornerstone of retirement in America for decades. Imagine working for the same employer for decades, then receiving a guaranteed income after retirement. This was a promise of ...