Retirement readiness

More retirement investors are including cryptocurrency in their portfolio because it helps them achieve diversification.

While many retirees have prepped well for whatever the economy and markets may bring, far too many others have not, an expert says.

Retirees have median savings of $839,000, but many of them are unwilling to spend away their nest egg.

Clients are advised to keep track of their financial information and have a trusted person who knows where to locate it.

As baby boomers exit the workforce, they perpetuate a problem that has long dogged Social Security in that there aren’t enough workers to replace them.

One of the misconceptions is that payroll taxes should be raised and benefits should be cut considerably to save the program.

A widower wanting to claim at 64 learned he’d have to wait until full retirement age before he’d start receiving benefits.

Advisors should frame health care costs as an annual expense rather than a lump sum, which is demotivating for investors, according to Vanguard.

Municipal bonds can be a more lucrative option for some retirement savers than comparable, higher-yielding bonds.

A client dramatically increases her retirement income, thanks to guidance from her advisor.