Retirement

Two in three plans offer a Roth savings feature, an option 401(k) participants should take advantage to reduce their tax liability.

Advisors want to help clients discover their "sleep well at night factor" when it comes to cash reserves, one planner says.

Despite the bumpy ride for 401(k) plans in the first half of this year, some analysts say investors can expect a better scenario for the remainder of 2018.

Debt among 65-year-olds has increased by 48% between 2003 and 2015, according to research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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.

Salary-reduction arrangements can exclude up to $520 each month from a client’s taxable income to cover these expenses.

It's not easy to talk about health and sickness with clients, but advisors must explain the options.

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

Parents feel an uncontrollable urge to help their kids, no matter the cost to themselves. Here’s how advisors can help.

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

Rising interest rates can be a boon for seniors seeking better returns from low-risk investments, but can hamper other clients with adjustable-rate mortgages.

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

The court said the in-house SEC judge who handled Raymond Lucia’s case was a constitutional "officer," meaning he should have been directly appointed by the SEC.

This group racked up strong returns over a 24-year span of above-median inflation.

Even high-net-worth clients are reluctant to discuss LTC planning, a new survey finds.

Those who can't downsize can still rent out a portion of their property to help cover expenses.