Claiming Social Security benefits at the right time means more money for you. Here’s a guide to everything from knowing your ...

The idea behind a financial hierarchy of needs in retirement isn’t about rigid rules—it’s about intentionality. It offers a ...

Retirement saving is a long-term plan to set aside and invest money to provide income after you stop working. It often involves contributing to accounts like 401(k)s or IRAs. Starting early helps ...

Proper retirement planning not only optimizes your budget and living circumstances, it can also boost your longevity, ...

Severely shaken by the financial crisis and ongoing volatile equity markets, Americans are thinking less about a dream retirement and more about meeting basic needs. They especially are asking how to ...

Ever feel overwhelmed by the thought of how to invest for your retirement? You’re not alone. Investing is filled with unfamiliar terms and complex strategies, so it’s no wonder many people feel ...

Retirement is a chapter of life that evokes both excitement and a touch of anxiety. Will your savings be sufficient for a ...

A 401(k) is an employee-sponsored retirement plan offering tax advantages. You contribute a chosen percentage of your income, which is then automatically withheld from each paycheck by your employer ...

Only 10% of today's private-sector workers can count on retiring with defined benefit plans, which used to be standard. That means you have to take charge of your own money if you want to retire well.

A self-directed retirement account could be an IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k), Roth 401(k), Pension Plan, SEP or even an HSA or Coverdell or College IRA. Any of these accounts could be moved from a traditional ...

Think you know your stuff when it comes to retirement? Big if true, because according to a recent report, the average U.S. adult cannot pass a short retirement fluency test. TIAA Institute, a think ...