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Americans' Retirement Savings Goal Keeps Climbing

Survey shows respondents now think they need $1.46M to retire, up from $1.26M

(Newser) - Americans are quietly inflating their retirement dreams. A new Northwestern Mutual survey finds the typical American now believes they'll need $1.46 million to retire comfortably, up from $1.26 million last year—a jump the firm links to stubborn inflation and anxiety about job security in an age of...

Another Big GOP Name to Step Down From Congress

13-term Missouri Rep. Sam Graves, who chairs transportation panel, exits amid record retirements

(Newser) - Powerful House Republican Sam Graves is stepping away from Congress after more than two decades, adding another name to the growing roster of lawmakers calling it quits. The 62-year-old Missourian, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he's withdrawing his reelection paperwork for Missouri's 6th Congressional...

Kathy Ireland Says Ex-Partners Stole $100M From Her

Former model says she was forced to sell her home, has no retirement funds

(Newser) - Kathy Ireland says the empire that made her one of America's most famous "model-turned-moguls" was quietly crumbling behind the scenes, she says in a new interview with Good Morning America . The former Sports Illustrated swimsuit star alleges that longtime business partners carried out a years-long financial scheme that...

GoFundMe Raises $500K for Elderly DoorDash Driver
GoFundMe for Elderly
DoorDash Driver Nears $1M
UPDATED
Mar 16, 2026 7:05 AM CDT

GoFundMe for Elderly DoorDash Driver Nears $1M

Customer launched fundraiser after seeing Richard Pulley drop off her order

(Newser) - Retirement just got a lot less theoretical for a 78-year-old DoorDash driver in Tennessee. As of Monday morning, more than $925,000 has been raised on GoFundMe for Richard Pulley and his wife, Brenda. The campaign was set up by Brittany Smith, who had a Starbucks order dropped off by...

Op-Ed: Having $2M in the Bank When You Die Isn't Ideal

Christine Benz makes the case for making more monetary gifts while you're alive

(Newser) - A 2025 Goldman Sachs survey found that 58% of US adults think their retirement savings will run out before they die. For the 42% who think they'll shuffle off this mortal coil with money in the bank, Morningstar's director of retirement planning, Christine Benz, has some advice: Let'...

GOP Congressman Announces His 'New Chapter'

California Rep. Darrell Issa says he won't seek reelection after quarter century in House

(Newser) - Rep. Darrell Issa is stepping off the ballot again. The 72-year-old Republican said on Friday that he won't seek another term, setting up a wide-open race in his increasingly Democratic-leaning Southern California district, reports the New York Times . Issa, one of Congress' richest members and a 12-term lawmaker, cited...

Mr. Clean Is Retiring After 68 Years of Scrubbing
It Turns Out
That Mr. Clean
Has a First Name
in case you missed it
Mar 1, 2026 10:47 AM CST

It Turns Out That Mr. Clean Has a First Name

It's Veritably, and the iconic cleaning mascot is now 'retiring'

(Newser) - The chrome-domed king of kitchen counters is apparently clocking out. After nearly seven decades as Procter & Gamble's resident grime fighter, Mr. Clean has declared he's retiring from the cleaning game, according to a series of tongue-in-cheek posts on the brand's social media accounts. In a video...

Best States for Retirees Who Want to Stay Healthy

New Hampshire tops the Barron's list of best US states to retire to for your health

(Newser) - A place that has plenty of sunshine, manageable taxes, and pickleball may be attractive draws for seniors seeking out their retirement oasis—hence why many Americans pack up to spend their golden years in, say, Florida or Arizona. But as Barron's points out, it's easy to forget one...

Mayweather Jr. Comes Out of Retirement, Again

Undefeated boxer had already announced exhibition fight with Mike Tyson coming this spring

(Newser) - Floyd Mayweather says he's ending his nine-year retirement and returning to competitive boxing this summer. Mayweather, who turns 49 on Tuesday, hasn't fought in a real boxing match since 2017, when he beat Conor McGregor, per the AP . Following that big-money bout against a mixed martial artist, Mayweather...

Thomas Pritzker Retires as Hyatt Chair Over Epstein Ties

Billionaire cites need to protect hotel chain amid renewed scrutiny of ties

(Newser) - Thomas Pritzker says he's stepping back from Hyatt to shield the company as his ties to Jeffrey Epstein face renewed scrutiny, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 75-year-old hotel billionaire and Hyatt heir is retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after newly released Justice Department documents detailed years...

Eleanor Holmes Norton Ends Reelection Bid

18-term DC delegate worked for home rule in House

(Newser) - Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has represented Washington, DC, as its nonvoting House delegate since 1991, is effectively dropping her reelection bid, Politico reports. Her campaign filed a termination notice with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday indicating she is not running for a 19th term—though she could still reverse...

Steny Hoyer to Retire After Nearly 6 Decades in Office

Longtime Democratic congressman from Maryland decides it's time to leave the House at age 86

(Newser) - Rep. Steny Hoyer has decided his 59th year in elected office will be his last. The Maryland Democrat, long the second-ranking member of his party in the House, won't seek reelection in 2026 and will announce he's retiring in a floor speech Thursday, per the Washington Post . "...

Travis Kelce May Have Played His Final Game at Arrowhead

Retirement decision looms for Kansas City's celebrated tight end

(Newser) - If Thursday night was the last game Travis Kelce played inside Arrowhead Stadium, he tried to make it a memorable one. The Chiefs tight end only had five catches for 36 yards against Denver, playing alongside third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun while his good buddy Patrick Mahomes and backup Gardner Minshew...

GOP Senator Says She Lacks Energy for Another Term

Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming says it's been 'difficult, exhausting' session

(Newser) - Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming has announced that she's leaving the Senate after one term, opening a rare GOP primary fight in one of the nation's most reliably Republican states. Lummis, 69, said Friday that she will not run in 2026, timing the decision with the Senate's adjournment...

Why Personal Finance Needs a Shove, Not Just a Nudge
America's Approach to
Personal Finance Is Broken
new book
Dec 13, 2025 5:20 PM CST

America's Approach to Personal Finance Is Broken

2 economists call for regulatory and industry changes to simplify financial decisions

(Newser) - Americans are being handed the financial car keys without much help figuring out how to actually drive, argue two economists in a new book that takes aim at the personal finance industry. Harvard's John Campbell and Imperial College London's Tarun Ramadorai say the US has shifted enormous responsibility...

Trump Eyes Aussie Retirement Model as a Possible Fix for US

Administration is looking 'very seriously' at superannuation system

(Newser) - Looking overseas for fresh ideas, President Trump says his team is studying Australia's retirement savings program as a possible model for revamping how Americans prepare for their later years. Trump said Australia's "superannuation" system—requiring employers to contribute 12% of an employee's income to a retirement...

LA Clippers Dump a 40-Year-Old Legend

Veteran point guard Chris Paul may have played his last NBA game

(Newser) - Chris Paul's 21st and apparently last season in the NBA may have been cut short. The struggling Los Angeles Clippers announced early Wednesday that they are parting ways with the 12-time All-Star a little over a week after he announced this would be his final NBA season, the New ...

Texas Bus Driver, 95, Earns Guinness Bragging Rights

Raymond Hager has no plans to retire after collecting 'world's oldest' honors

(Newser) - Raymond Hager has been driving city buses in Wichita Falls, Texas, for 30 years and counting. But the most remarkable part about his streak is that he didn't start until age 65. Yes, that makes Hager 95 years old, and Guinness World Records is suitable impressed. Earlier this year,...

She's Getting the Hang of 'Doing Nothing'
'Doing Nothing'
Is Now Her Thing
OPINION
Nov 22, 2025 7:50 AM CST

'Doing Nothing' Is Now Her Thing

Robbie Shell writes about the benefits of accepting it in retirement

(Newser) - When she first retired, Robbie Shell made a point to keep busy—"traveling, writing, volunteering, socializing, taking care of grandchildren—all meaningful and done willingly," she writes in the Wall Street Journal . But her essay is about celebrating the opposite of that: doing nothing. It took several years...

David Coverdale Hangs It Up After 50 Years: 'Fare Thee Well'

Whitesnake frontman toasts fans as he ends half-century run

(Newser) - Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale has announced his retirement, ending a rock career that spanned more than five decades, reports the New York Post . In a video message posted online titled "Fare Thee Well," the 74-year-old told fans it was time to hang up his "platform shoes and...

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