Retirement

Recent cost-of-living adjustments have made waiting to claim the benefit more lucrative.

Inflation adjustments to tax brackets mean many Americans will owe less money to the IRS. But persistent inflation may erode the boost.

A soon-to-retire woman wants to travel in her golden years but needs an aide to look after her mother. Will Medicare chip in?

The No. 2 GOP member said Democrats are mischaracterizing the party's proposals as cuts to benefits.

An IRS proposal has spawned confusion about whether non-spousal heirs to Roth plans need to take RMDs before draining the accounts after 10 years.

Advisors are telling recipients not to get used to such large adjustments.

The highest adjustment in 40 years amid inflation could hasten the program's future shortfall.

The investment bank pointed to research suggesting over half of retirees struggle by on less than half their former income, and said its custom workplace retirement offerings could help those still working.

Ignore the stigma of borrowing from your retirement plan — a life raft for cash crunches — but be aware of the rules.

Beneficiaries won't get hit with a 50% penalty for not making withdrawals in 2021 and 2022 — an unexpected move by the IRS. But questions still remain.

Some older Americans worry that if they return to work, they'll get less money from Social Security. In fact, the opposite is true — but advisors need to get the word out.

The two retirement giants are collaborating on a new program to make the transfer of savings automatic.

Republicans are unlikely to see eye-to-eye with Biden on fixes for major social programs if they retake Congress in November.

Amid fears that inflation will eat away at their savings, a growing number of older workers are putting their retirement plans on hold, a new study found.

At first glance, the reduced premium for Medicare Part B looked like an untempered win for the Biden administration. The reality is much more complicated.

A New Yorker about to retire considers buying property across the pond. Should she take the plunge? The experts weigh in.

Premiums for Medicare Part B, which covers outpatient care, will decrease for the first time in a decade.

As stocks slide, public pensions are feeling the pain, leaving city governments to pick up the slack.