Retirement

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.

When an elderly person is scammed, a new study shows, many Americans blame the victim. Advisors can help break that habit.

Rising inflation and heightened market volatility have many clients rethinking risk tolerance.

Women lag behind men when it comes to their retirement savings, and they’ll need those funds for a longer period of time. TIAA Institute’s managing director shares what employers — and the government — can do to help.

Funding from the American Rescue Plan has saved multiemployer pensions, for now. But experts say much work remains to be done.

Everyone hopes to retire in good health, but a new study shows just a small minority of people do so. It pays to plan ahead.

Scam artists are increasingly targeting elderly Americans for their retirement savings. But the warning signs can be obvious, if investors — or their advisors — know what to look for.

‘Equi-vest’ account statements sent to a million public school teachers and other 403(b) and 457(b) clients were missing nearly all of the expenses, the regulator says.

According to a new study, boomers are likely to deplete their savings much faster than previous generations — but advisors can still help.

Ted Benna, the father of the 401(k), chats with Mindy Zatto of Strategic Benefits Advisors on the evolution of the retirement space, crypto investing and preparing workers for the day-to-day of retirement.

A new study says millennials should only expect 80% of their projected benefits, but there are ways to make up for the shortfall.

From childhood memories to "finish lines," advisors can learn a lot about how their clients think about money.