Generation X is hitting middle age! Bummer, to be sure. However, there’s still plenty of time to boost retirement security. If you need...

Hopefully you and your spouse have already begun the communications concerning your respective ideas for retirement. And ideally you...

Congress used to wait until the end of the year to extend the law that let people make a tax-free donation of up to $100,000 from their...

When you work, some of your income (currently 6.2% of eligible wages) is withheld for Social Security tax. When you retire, you’re...

The good news is that you’re going to live a long life. The bad news is that you may face the difficult transition of requiring nursing...

When we’re all trying to save more money for retirement, the options can be confusing. For instance, is it better to put money in a Roth...

If you plan to retire in the next 20 years, you need to start looking at your options and plan to make more informed decisions about your...

Baby boomers are heading toward retirement, and some are already there, as the oldest members of the generation turn 70 this year. This...

Long-term care planning is something most Americans fail to do for themselves or for their loved ones. This can put adult children in a...

Kiplinger’s recent article, “Rolling over Retirement Savings to a Health Savings Account,” advises that you can make a tax-free rollover...

Baby boomers have begun to think about several concerns as they prepare for retirement. A recent survey found that of the top fears of...

According to mysuburbanlife.com‘s recent article “Understanding Long Term Care Insurance,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

A recent article on gobankingrates.com, “15 Mistakes Even Smart People Make in Retirement,” spells out common mistakes people make in...

The Business Journal reports in “Taxes done? Not so fast… Here are 3 things to think about” that there are several things to think about...

Don’t Panic! An important lesson of the devastating 2007-09 downturn is that even in the worst of times, recoveries can occur in a...

As you plan your retirement, you should determine how you will spend your time, the details of your retirement budget, and the source of...

#1: Set your goals: Write down your goals and objectives. This will make them real, and you’ll have a better chance of achieving them....

Financial regrets—we’ve all had some. But in “8 Financial Decisions You’ll Regret Forever” Kiplinger asked financial planners and...

Take a look at Kiplinger’s “12 Ways to Go Broke in Retirement” and learn how to avoid them. Relying on a single source of income....

CNN Money’s article, “The retirement crisis facing Hispanics,” reports that part of the reason for this is that many Hispanics—especially...