Retirement

Always check and update the beneficiary forms.

Can you live up to your own guidance?

Up to 85% of retirement benefits might be taxed if their combined income exceeds a certain threshold.

Here's what keeps planners from following the advice they give clients.

Leave this bad influence back where it belongs — in high school.

Advisors must be wary of “making permanent decisions based on a temporary law,” an expert says.

Divorced women are more financially prepared for retirement than their single, never-married counterparts because they are more likely to secure their marital home after the separation.

Although volatile markets mean opportunities for some investors, most clients will be better off ignoring market corrections if they are investing for the long term.

More than one third of the respondents (37%) save for emergency purposes, while 30% save to secure their retirement. See the reason that tops the list.

Congress is considering seven bills, which if passed, would help Americans improve their retirement prospects.

Planners can help empower clients facing a transition that can feel "lonely and daunting."

82% of surviving spouses could have collected a higher benefit if they did things differently with their filing, according to a new report.

Caretakers for those with developmental challenges can feel lost when it comes to their financial options.

States with unfunded public employee retirement obligations will have to rely on real estate property as their ultimate collateral to deal with the risk.

Not all vehicles are created equal — and for high earners in particular, the conventional wisdom may not apply.

Couples born many years apart need extra guidance as they prepare for their post-work lives.

Clients can boost IRA retirement savings with this strategy, but shhh! Avoid certain terms.

Divorce is expected to be different for couples who are in their advance years than when they were younger.

Many seniors who succeeded in retirement set their sights on becoming millionaires while they were young.