Retirement Blog

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.

Here are four financial housekeeping chores that are worth doing now — before 2013 financial changes kick in.

Several factors contribute to retirement planning success, including asset allocation, rebalancing and fund selection.

The Department of Labor offers some help understanding its new 401(k) fee disclosures.

Here’s a way to measure the success of your retirement planning.

The IRS is cracking down on people with foreign bank accounts. If you have one, better pay up or file for amnesty.

About 25 percent of Medicare recipients die penniless because of the cost of health care during the last five years of their lives.

More grandparents are giving money to their grandchildren now instead of saving up to leave them an inheritance.