The United States Congress has designated this week as National Save for Retirement Week to encourage Americans to save for retirement. Research continues to shows that the majority of Americans aren't doing enough to prepare for retirement. A 2009 report from the Employee Benefits Research Institute found that 53% of...

With Tax Day upon us, Americans across the country are signing checks made out to the IRS. For the married lesbian and gay couples in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California (and soon for those in Iowa and Vermont), that check might bring a little sharper pain than they expected. They will...