Retirement Blog

Retirees say they are happy that they hung up their work boots, and they love what they are doing now.

Is your estate plan ready for the 21st century? Does it consider your parents, your dog and your online business?

I asked readers how they were timing their retirement. So far, there have been 104 responses, with 22 of them from people who intend to keep working.

Do you worry about outliving your retirement savings? Just more than half of Americans say they’re financially prepared to live to age 75.

Boomers are making continuing-care retirement communities rethink their business model in order to survive.

Men are living longer than they used to — catching up to women whose lifespans aren’t lengthening as quickly as they used to.

Some 34 percent of people pay taxes on their Social Security, which levels the playing field for those earning the highest benefits.

Today’s Social Security report says by the time leading-edge boomers are 88, the program will be able to pay only 75 percent of benefits.

Health care analysts and former President Jimmy Carter all say that Medicare needs reform, but they don’t agree on how to do it.

How important is a workplace retirement plan to people around the world? The answer seems to depend on cultural preference.