It can be of the biggest life decisions you face: when do you retire? There are so many factors that this is nearly impossible to answer on an individual level. However, there are some broad answers ...

Investors who don’t know how much they have saved for retirement are less likely to arrive in those proverbial golden years with optimal financial results. But some two and half times more ...

Retirement advisors are financial advisors who have trained to work as retirement specialists. They can help you figure out if you're on target to retire -- or what needs to be done. Look for a ...

Over 33,000 retirement claims were processed at the Office of Personnel Management's Retirement Operations Center in January and February this year, according to the agency. The digital claims that ...

Guaranteed income can protect retirees against inflation and the risk of outliving their savings. Consider after-tax income when building a stock portfolio for retirement. Annuities can help cover ...

Choosing the right investments and retirement account are critical to getting the most for your retirement savings. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

401(k) accounts don’t automatically transfer when employees change jobs. Options for handling old 401(k) funds include rolling them over into an IRA or a new employer’s plan. A plan provider, such as ...

Many Latinos aren’t saving enough — or at all — for retirement. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. More than two-thirds of Hispanic ...

Rising health care costs are threatening to turn retirement dreams into retirement nightmares. According to the Fidelity Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, the average retiree age 65 will need around ...

Every so often, Todd Blandford gets to share lunch near Duke’s campus with his now-retired former colleagues. Blandford, who has worked at Duke for 25 years, enjoys hearing about their grandchildren, ...

The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) offers a defined benefit retirement plan. It provides benefits based on members’ years of service, age, and final compensation. In addition, ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has published a final rule that would nix the default mailing of pension and 401(k) statements to eligible Americans in favor of electronic statements, which could spell ...