Retirement Blog

Young people in droves are saving money in their 401(k) plans. After witnessing their parents’ finances unravel, they want to prevent that from happening to them.

If you got a 401(k) fee disclosure report and you haven’t read it, the Department of Labor says “shame on you.”

Changes in Social Security and Medicare neared the top of the list of retirement concerns for people of all age groups surveyed about retirement worries.

Social Security recipients can expect a 1.3 percent cost-of-living raise in 2013, but that won’t cover expected Medicare Part D increases.

An extended Illinois family set up an innovative family trust to help their offspring pay for college, lending $170,000 interest-free.

No matter what you do, you’ll almost certainly have to grapple with these five retirement realities as you strive to grow old gracefully.

Do you know the “Seven Essential Habits of Highly Confident Retirees”?

Hartford, Conn., topped this year’s list of cities where people are most prepared for retirement, but overall the report was bleak with falling savings rates.

If boomers are spendthrifts, it’s not because they are blowing money on food, clothing or household goods.

Retirement planning arithmetic shows that living on Social Security alone is a bad deal.