My father had invested $40,000 with a Black Rock trust fund that held equity securities. He lost half his investment, $20,000. This money was part of his retirement. Bill from Albany, N.Y. I left active duty as a Navy Lieutenant in 1983, got an MBA

Oregon retirement system lost $13.3 billion in ’08 - News Register
Nearly everyone’s investments lost money last year, and the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System was no exception. Figures released by consultants show the system’s assets lost more than 25 percent of their value in 2008, or about $13.3

Owner of Hingham's Linden Ponds retirement community seeks cash - Hingham Journal
The company that owns the upscale Linden Ponds retirement community in Hingham is looking for an investor to help bail it out of financial difficulties. Linden Ponds has approval to build 1,705 living units in 15 buildings. Already built are 988

Poll: More Americans plan to work past retirement age - Dayton Business Journal
A vast majority of Americans plan to keep working well past retirement age, according to a new study released by Bankrate . The poll, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, found falling home prices and losses in their

Tory plan to raise retirement age to 66 - This is Money
The Tories will potentially raise the retirement age to 66 if they win power, insisting the change is needed to reduce the black hole in Britain's finances. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne today unveiled plans to make men work longer from 2016 - ten