Three teams were under 93 percent: the Jaguars (91 percent), the Jets (90.8 percent), and the Titans (85.2 percent). The ...

For many Americans, Social Security is the backbone of retirement income, yet a surprisingly large share of retirees walk ...

We began publishing essays on LAist from crowdsourced community contributors and LAist staffers, as part of Race In LA in June 2020. We've been humbled by the range of lived experiences and ...

Annuities can give you a safe return on your money -- for life. Photo courtesy of flickr user 401K. Paul Solman: "Financial ability peaks at age 53," Lew Mandell points out. So "now what?" he asks.

It's widely considered one of the best investments a near-retiree can make – delaying the start of Social Security benefits to 66 or 70 instead of 62. The delay provides a guaranteed investment gain ...

The official U.S. unemployment rate, the one you most often hear about in the news, is 8.3 percent. Except it’s not really 8.3 percent. That number is misleadingly low because it is based off a ...

According to the University of Scranton, a whopping 92 percent of people who set New Year’s goals never actually achieve them. You can count me in that group. Failing to meet goals is pretty ...

Social Security beneficiaries can expect to see an 8.7 percent increase in their monthly checks beginning in 2023. The figure is the highest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) issued by the Social ...

The New England Patriots are reportedly selling an 8 percent stake in the team to Sixth Street, a global investment firm, and billionaire Dean Metropoulos, according to Sportico. The stake is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large ...

Here’s what we know: Inflation did not ease as much as expected in August, with an 8.3 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index showing that the squeeze on consumers remains acute. Inflation came in ...

As of Jan. 31, there were close to 1.4 million people serving in the U.S. armed forces, according to the latest numbers from the Defense Manpower Data Center, a body of the Department of Defense. That ...