Thousands of workers at U.S. Sugar thought they were getting a good deal when the company shelved their pension plan and gave them stock for their retirement instead. They had a heady sense of controlling their own destiny as they became the company's biggest shareholders, Vic McCorvey, a former farm manager there, said. ...more

May 29, 2008

The Hernando County School Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to give Superintendent Wayne Alexander a 5.5 percent pay raise. ...more

May 21, 2008

City commissioners will not reinvent the wheel when it comes to hiring their next city manager. ...more

May 10, 2008

The Supreme Court handed workers a major victory Wednesday by allowing them to sue over mismanagement of their 401(k) retirement accounts, a ruling that could affect more than 50 million employees with nearly $3 trillion invested in the popular plans. ...more

February 21, 2008

Trent Charlton knew the risks when he borrowed $10,000 from his 401(k) and cut his retirement savings in half. ...more

February 20, 2008

Every January, my husband and I update our finances, but this year's review nearly sent me over the edge. ...more

February 3, 2008

The online discussions I host give me an opportunity to see the financial issues that trouble people the most. Often what I find are people racked with fear. ...more

December 16, 2007

Employers have begun to discover troubling racial differences within their 401(k) retirement plans, a gap they say could leave today's black workers far less financially prepared for retirement than whites. ...more

October 11, 2007