A substantial fraction of people die with virtually no financial assets — 46.1 percent with less than $10,000.

I will be 66 in June but want to continue working for 3 or 4 more years. (I am a college professor.) I am in the position of being able to take my social security check and put the full amount each month in a pre-tax IRA so I would not have to pay taxes on it. Am I better off doing this or should I delay taking it until I am 69 or 70 and get a larger amount each month? Thanks, Hal, Cullowhee, NC

Senate Democrats want another vote this week on extending a payroll tax cut for workers. But Republicans say they can't support the Democratic proposal.

My husband switched 7 years ago to a job for which he does not contribute to Social Security. … Does the age at which he retires affect the amount of Social Security he will receive? He no longer contributes to it and cannot build it up any longer. Thank you! DeDe, Cincinnati, OH

In delaying a budget cut solution, the super committee has put off decisions on Social Security payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits for Americans, and other tools that could affect your family.

President Obama has released his budget proposal for the 2012 federal spending plan. A growing national deficit has prompted the White House to…

Question: I will be 66 next month and plan to continue working until I am 70. I have been thinking of drawing social security and investing it in…

This final note today, from the Marketplace Desk of, well, I guess you gotta draw the line somewhere. The Treasury Department issued new rules…

Question: I retired a year and a half ago and have been living on a severance payment since then. Sometime in the next few months, as I expected, I…

This final note today about the deficit. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform made some news this afternoon. That's the…