Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

Retirement may not be all it’s cracked up to be if you have trouble filling your days.

I just bought a new truck — it’s part of my retirement planning. It will pull a small fifth-wheel RV, which we hope to someday use to spend weekends at car races — one of my husband’s passions. In the meantime, I like driving a truck because I’m a gardener and putting mulch in a

This Labor Day survey is an inspiration for anyone focused on retirement planning. Extend Health, which helps companies advise employees on Medicare supplement plans, surveyed 471 retirees. Here’s what they learned. What do you love about retirement? I can do what I want with my time, 43 percent I don’t have the stress that was part