Retirement Blog

If you value your 401(k), tell your Congressional representatives you don’t want them to push it off the fiscal cliff.

The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. raised the maximum amount of a pension it will guarantee. Good news for those with old-fashioned defined benefit pensions.

More exercise for body and brain, as well as less rich food, can add years to life in retirement. Now all we have to do is work to pay for it.

Even though you’re divorced, you’re entitled to your ex-spouse’s Social Security and no settlement agreement can change that.

Many people don’t realize that state and local workers in certain states don’t contribute to Social Security.

A Thanksgiving wish and a plan for continued family goodwill.

Social Security is increasingly valuable to retirees. Study up on its features, Prudential Financial tells clients and advisers.

With holiday shopping and year end upon us, it’s time to manage your retirement accounts and maximize your contributions.

Medicare announces its fee increases for 2013, including a $5 per month rise in Part B premiums.

Would you vote for a small cut to your Social Security if it guaranteed payments and put the U.S. on a solid financial footing going forward?