How to estimate how long your assets will last in retirement and the steps you can take to take make them last longer.

Why lower retirement spending rates means most retirees will need to work some during their retirement years.

How to deplete most of your assets before you die by using single premium immediate annuities.

A preview of this season's episode on retirement strategy and retirement philosophy.

What could happen if the U.S. Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling and defaults on U.S. financial obligations.

Why the likelihood of a future fiscal crisis sparked by the national debt depends on whether there is a limited or an unlimited supply of money. Is it possible the federal government’s endless borrowing could crowd out the private sector and harm the economy?

Why Social Security will not collapse and the four actions government can take to make sure it won’t.

What does the U.S. government spend its money on. Why cutting federal spending and trying to lower the national debt reduces household income and spending, potentially causing a recession.

Why some nations are at risk of default on their national debt and others are not. Why the U.S. national debt will never be repaid.

Why all federal governments are insolvent but investors still line up to buy government debt at low interest rates.