Filed under: Retirement Got a calendar handy — one that goes to the year 2036? It might sound crazy to schedule for an event that is set to take place in 24 years, but you should go ahead and do just that. That’s because the year 2036 will be monumental in the fiscal landscape of the nation — it’s when Social Security’s much-discussed Trust Fund is estimated to run out of money.

Filed under: Economy , People , Special Report In a year saturated with big financial headlines — the debt-ceiling debate, Occupy Wall Street protests, the ongoing mortgage crisis and the eurozone meltdown, just to name just a few — identifying the fiscal heroes and villains is bound to be an exercise in oversimplification. But even against the constantly shifting backdrop provided by those major events, a handful of people and institutions grabbed and held the spotlight, for good or ill. Herewith, DailyFinance presents our picks for..

If your family finances are sickly and anemic, it’s time to fix what ails you. Restoring your family finances to economic health is a process that begins the moment you resolve to get off your fiscal deathbed and get into the economic intensive care unit. The economic ICU is the one place you’ll be financially resuscitated – but only after you self-administer a mega dose of emergency CPR to get your finances back on track to good health

Filed under: Earnings Reports , Lennar Corp’A’ (LEN) I’m sure shareholders of homebuilder Lennar ( LEN ) are in a flummoxed mood. The company posted what appeared to be a strong earnings report, yet its stock is experiencing some pressure. At the time of this writing, it was down 3.3% to $19.09 on robust volume

One likely consequence of the fiscal crisis in Europe? Sending the inflation hawks — on both sides of the Atlantic — back to their nests. This congressional election year, it’s become a convenient talking point to argue that the U.S