Financial Planning

Retirees will be receiving a 3.6 percent increase in their monthly Social Security and Supplementary Security Income benefits in 2012.

The Treasury Department has stopped selling paper U.S. savings bonds at banks, ending a tradition stretching back to 1935.

High-volume broker-dealer Securities America has announced the members of its 2012 Advisory Council.

The Financial accounting Standards Board recently approved a revised accounting standard that requires contributing non-governmental employers to provide more information about their financial obligations to multi-employer pension plans.

COST-BASIS CHANGES SIGNAL 'MESSY' TAX SEASON AHEAD

When it comes to charitable giving, there are those who are purely philanthropic and would donate as much as they can afford regardless of the tax consequences. the other side of the spectrum is the purely tax-driven contribution.

IMGCAP(1)]As if our financial system hasn’t suffered enough — or caused enough suffering — economists worry that more difficulties lie ahead in the student lending sector.

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging more taxpayers to take advantage of the "saver's credit."

The Internal Revenue Service is offering some tips to help taxpayers lower their 2011 taxes before the calendar page changes to 2012.

Members of Generation Y are managing to save for retirement more conscientiously than Boomers, according to a new survey.