Retirement Blog

Buying an annuity can be costly, but there are situations where choosing them is a good idea.

There are plenty of reasons to think positively about retirement and retirement planning, according to a new report.

The crook most likely to swindle you out of your retirement money is someone you know. And it could be someone you love.

What’s the biggest determinant of retirement planning? It’s not asset allocation or rebalancing, according to a recent study.

Check out these charts and see how saving for retirement in your 20s and 30s is the best way to ensure you’ll be in retirement.

It’s Social Security’s 77th birthday. Time to fix the economy, so we can enjoy its benefits for at least another 77 years.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has proposed reforming Medicare, but the details are unclear and the outcome even hazier.

If you fail to pay student loan debt you owe or for which you’ve co-signed, the government may garnish your Social Security check.

Americans age 50 and up really want to know what the two presidential candidates plan to do about programs such as Social Security.

Mortgage refinancing deals look attractive, but should you do it if you’re retired or close to it?