Tag: retirement savings

Row of small brick bungalow houses with gables

When the time comes to fix Social Security, one prominent proposal would raise the payroll tax and apply the tax on earnings above $400,000.  Hanging around financial types and academics who worry about pensions and retirement income, it is easy to get lulled into the notion that the mass affluent – some people’s idea of…

Photo of a leaky pipe

The U.S. retirement savings system has always been a little leaky. But the leaks seem to be getting bigger. Some Americans are eyeing withdrawals from their 401(k) plans as the best of a few bad options for paying their rent or solving other cash-flow problems. As of May 8, 1.5 percent of retirement plan participants…