Inflation

The Fed's announcements sent a wave of optimism through the markets. How should financial advisors handle the excitement?

For many seniors, Medicare Part D premiums will rise by 42% to 57% next year, new research shows. And experts say the reason is a law that was meant to reduce health care costs.

The rapidly rising cost of medicine is leaving inflation in the dust, new research shows. Here's how advisors can help retirees cope.

It may not happen anytime soon, but someday the Fed will reverse course. How should investors adapt?

The Senior Citizens League anticipates a 3.2% boost to Social Security in 2024. But will it be enough?

The median U.S. income dropped by 2.3% last year, according to a new report from the Census Bureau.

With a recession deferred but still looming, investors who exit equities now may later regret playing it too safe.

For decades, Americans have been retiring later and later in life. Now 20% of the population is giving up on the idea altogether.

Gen X Americans stand to inherit $29.6 trillion by 2045. Only 12% think they'll see the money.

Only 73% of U.S. adults were "doing at least OK financially" in 2022 — down five percentage points from the year before.

Inflation and volatility have set off a national wave of procrastination, delaying everything from marriage to retirement.

Want to join the upper crust of Monaco, Switzerland or Australia? Here's how much it would take.

A full quarter of American workers cut back on their retirement savings last year, and 12% stopped saving altogether.

A financial planner's clients doubt they'll ever retire. How can he get them to save anyway?

New data from Fidelity Investment shows disparate reductions in account balances for IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans last year.

Rising prices eat away at savings. But don't despair — financial advisors say there are many ways to protect and even expand a long-term nest egg.

The cost-of-living adjustment, which was celebrated for its generosity last year, is looking less and less miraculous as prices keep rising.