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India has amongst the most progressive laws on maternity benefits. But a large majority of India’s workforce is engaged in informal work. Further, the law exempts small firms from having to provide these benefits. As a result, 93.5 percent of women workers in the country cannot access maternity benefits, our…

After a spouse dies, people face the "widow's penalty," in which their tax bill may rise. Here's how to avoid it.

The former editor of Kiplinger Personal Finance shares key financial takeaways from his first year of retirement.

Lawmakers must be willing to reform so-called "mandatory spending," Pence's nonprofit argues in a new document.

In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world’s major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's support for Social Security and his commitment to protecting the program amidst scrutiny and past comments.

If you've been a good saver and face large required minimum distributions (RMDs), then you need to plan for how to head off or limit higher Medicare premiums.

The campaign promise from Donald Trump sounds nice, but it would be disastrous when considering the program is already racing toward insolvency.

Equity fund manager and investor Grant Cardone explained that a million dollars would make you rich in 1960, not today, as the value of the greenback has dropped steeply over the decades.

Americans still believe they need $1.8M to retire comfortably, Schwab study shows.

When you're paid less, it's hard to get by, much less save for retirement. And your Social Security benefit could be lower, too. What's a woman to do? Invest.