Social Security

The average recipient will receive $25 more a month in 2018.

About 28% of seniors polled by Nationwide claimed that their lives worsened after they retired.

The annual cost-of-living adjustment could increase by as much as 2% due to inflation spurred by recent hurricanes.

Social Security, pension type, and education are factors that have contributed to the rise in the retirement age since the mid-1980s.

Most retirees said they adapted to their situation of having limited retirement income and they have had few regrets, according to a survey.

The Equifax hack has prompted the Trump administration to look at ways to establish a safer technology to replace the existing Social Security number.

Nearly two-thirds of future and recent retirees are worried there will be cuts to the program under the Trump administration. And an even greater percentage think that it needs to change.

The American Opportunity Tax Credit can save clients $2,500, while they can claim up to $2,000 with the Lifetime Learning Credit.

Roughly 15% of government workers are eligible to retire, but for most government jobs there is no mandatory retirement age.

Some say the changes could make the Federal Housing Administration's program less attractive to borrowers, but they could also improve the market.

Less than $5 million in gross receipts during a five-year period and qualified R&D expenses are required.

Equifax's data breach may be the most serious, given that it covered 143 million consumers and involved reams of confidential information, but it wasn't the largest. Following are the biggest to date.

When developing a plan to offset the potential shortfall of Social Security benefits in the long term, annual rebalancing is one step clients should take.

Retiree savings are only as safe as the places that hold retirees' personal information, says expert.

Retirees can open health savings accounts, which offer tax breaks on contributions and qualified distributions, and tax-free growth on investments.

Retirees can consider a Roth IRA if they want to leave assets that would not be taxed once inherited.

The IRS is relaxing some rules to make pulling money from retirement plans easier after hurricanes Irma and Harvey, but clients should remember the taxes and penalties associated with withdrawals are unchanged,

Some of these states, however, may not be tax-friendly for retirees.

The average retirement age is 61, with only 4% of seniors working until the age of 70 or older, according to a Gallup survey.

Advisors can protect their clients' retirement savings by allocating their assets across equities, fixed income and cash.