Retirement readiness

Finance professor Tom Warschauer calls on the academic research community to improve communication and further understanding of clients' behavior.

Lawmakers agreed to form a congressional committee that would look into multiemployer plans and develop a measure to fix these plans' insolvency woes.

A couple in their 60s had vastly different plans for retirement: One spouse envisioned Florida, the other Chicago.

Retirees are advised to step back to get a better perspective and then review their asset allocation in their portfolio.

The revamped toolset includes financial planning software and fraud and identity theft protection.

As long as their earnings won't exceed the limit set by the Social Security Administration, they will not lose their benefits.

Moving to a retirement community is a great option for seniors if they don't have enough support from family and friends and they have a sizeable nest egg to finance such an arrangement.

As advisors, we are supposed to be the calm in the storm for our clients — let’s make sure our messaging does that quickly and effectively.

Solid financial planning is a key component in helping demystify these government programs.