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Anne and Ray Sjodin of Schaumburg look over the jackets on sale at the Woodfield Mall Sears.

Sales abound at retailers overloaded with merchandise

June 16, 2018 at 11:04 a.m.

Sale signs that are decking the halls of malls are unintentionally advertising that retailers are nervous about this holiday season, and that shoppers are likely to benefit from deals. Unlike...

According to a national survey conducted by Greenwald & Associates for the Insured Retirement Institute, about 54 percent of women say they are "very concerned" about retiring, and only 34 percent of men are worried.

Study: Women more worried about retirement

June 16, 2018 at 11:43 a.m.

In a stark contrast between the sexes, most women are worried about retiring and having enough money, while only about a third of men share their concerns, according to a...

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, left, speaks Oct. 7, 2015 at the White House as President Barack Obama looks on. Perez is slated to be in Chicago on Nov. 16, 2015, to announce guidelines to encourage the establishment of workplace individual retirement savings plans. Illinois is developing such accounts.

New rules would make it easier for small-business workers to save for retirement

June 16, 2018 at 11:49 a.m.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez will laud Illinois on Monday for being the first state in the country to make retirement saving easier for people working for small companies...

Checks are stacked at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia in this July 2011 photo. About 63 percent of Americans are not confident they will get their promised Social Security checks, a survey says.

Insecure about Social Security? You’re not alone.

May 25, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

Can you count on Social Security being there for you when you need it? About 63 percent of Americans are not confident they will get what's been promised, according to...

Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thinking of retiring soon? Try this Social Security calculator

June 16, 2018 at 11:49 a.m.

In an attempt to keep workers from retiring and then discovering later that their Social Security benefits aren't stretching far enough, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday launched a...

New MyRA is a safe investment, maybe too safe

May 23, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.

One attraction of the new MyRA retirement saving accounts is the promise you won't lose a penny in them. That's supposed to appeal to people who can't save much for...

Boeing settles excessive 401(k) fee case for $57 million

June 16, 2018 at 12:25 p.m.

Boeing has agreed to a $57 million settlement with employees who claimed in a 9-year-old class action lawsuit that the company's 401(k) plan charged workers excessive fees as they saved...

Vice President Joe Biden, left rear, and House Speaker John Boehner, right, listen as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington. Obama unveiled the MyRA program in his speech, but it took until late 2015 for the plan to be ready for launch.

MyRA workplace savings plans begin nationwide

June 16, 2018 at 12:10 p.m.

About 30 million people who cannot save for their retirement through accounts at their jobs now have the opportunity to use new simple accounts known as MyRAs. The accounts, which...

Small business job growth strong in Chicago and Illinois

June 16, 2018 at 12:38 p.m.

Job growth for small businesses in Chicago and Illinois has been among the strongest in the country, according to an analysis of national payroll records. Chicago ranks seventh among the...

3 Kemper insurers sue Illinois to block audit

June 16, 2018 at 12:36 p.m.

Three Kemper Corp. life insurance companies have sued the Illinois state treasurer, claiming the office is improperly demanding records to identify families that are owed life insurance money after a...

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