Retirement

Depending on what stage their business is in, entrepreneurs can cycle through various plans. Here are the choices.

As the U.S. reforms its retirement system, one federal agency is looking abroad for new ideas. Some of them are already in bills moving through Congress.

A good deed for an elderly neighbor reaps rewards — but as the infomercials say, "Wait, there's more!"

Long maligned as spendthrift avocado toast eaters, millennials are now rapidly gaining wealth and looking for financial advice. Here's how advisors can draw them in.

Biden's program will wipe out federal debt for millions of borrowers, freeing up cash to compound in long-term nest eggs over decades.

Unlocking wealth from investment properties and using a "six-month nudge" strategy to delay claiming Social Security benefits are just two ways advisors are helping clients with retirement planning.

Financial advisors and other experts offer their tips for preparing a nest egg, whether retirement is months, years or decades away.

Too high a score can stymie bigger dreams and personal growth on the part of the client, writes Joe Maier.

Americans are facing a $7.1 trillion retirement savings shortfall. Will Congress do anything about it?

American seniors lose much of their income to medical expenses. A new law aims to change that.

Only 14% of retirees feel like they're living the life they planned for in retirement, according to a survey by ConsumerAffairs.

For a century, Americans were retiring younger and younger. Then, in the 1990s, the average retirement age started to shoot back up. What happened?

A columnist makes the case, with caveats, for tapping certain retirement accounts rather than the traditional savings plans.

TDFs have successfully nudged more Americans into the stock market, Allison Schrager writes, but they also have a major weakness that inflation is bringing to light.

Total annuity sales in the second quarter reached $77.5 billion, by some measures the highest ever recorded.

An obscure retirement and estate planning technique holds added benefits amid tighter rules on inherited IRAs.

Forty percent of parents are supporting an adult child who is living at home, and the financial strain is impacting their own goals for the future.

A spousal IRA offers a way to stay on track for a healthy retirement. Yet many people don’t know it exists.

The latest data on contracting economic growth means a recession in popular terms, but not in official ones.