Once you enter retirement, financial reality sets in.Retirees must cope with changing economic and market trends over a long period of time, often without the backstop that was once provided by tried-and-true pension plans.The possibility of

Hands-on safety training for workers in highly hazardous jobs is most effective at improving safe work behavior, say psychologists who analyzed close to 40 years of research. However, less engaging training can be just as effective in preparing to

Why in the U.S. are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Part of the answer lies in the unique economies of our larger cities, finds a study by Ronni Pavan, of the University of Rochester, and Nathaniel Baum-Snow, of Brown and of

Many middle-income Americans could be without adequate plans for retirement due to the tendency of the financial-services industry to cater to wealthy Americans, suggests a study conducted by the Bankers Life and Casualty Co.'s Center for a Secure

When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot see easily other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving around them. This frightening effect of aging, it turns out, is not necessarily a result of

Waterford on South Hill, the big retirement complex owned and operated by Touchmark Living Centers Inc., of Beaverton, Ore., says it will change its name later this year to Touchmark on South Hill.Also, it says it is nearing completion of a big