Retiring early at 50 doesn’t necessarily demand the extreme savings measures used by those who aim to leave the workforce in ...

Federal Reserve data show how Americans in their mid-60s to early 70s handle retirement savings, income, and spending as they ...

It’s a good problem to have: too much money saved for retirement and additional funds to leave to your heirs. Will you be one of the many who never spend it all?

For Americans ages 45 to 54, the median 401(k) balance is just $67,769 according to Vanguard’s How America Saves Report. This ...

If you don't have access to a 401(k) through work, there are other options for retirement saving. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate ...

During your working years, it’s important to have cash savings for unplanned expenses. These could run the gamut from home ...

Life happens. Divorce, job loss, debt and illness can all get in the way of saving for retirement like you'd like to. It doesn't help when everyone around you seems to be so much further ahead. All ...

Retirement is a team effort, yet fewer than 60% of couples do this with their partners Couples that plan for retirement together are more likely to account for key risks and expenses such as ...

Retirement is meant to be a reward for decades of work and saving. But for many, one hidden risk quietly threatens that reward: the risk of experiencing poor investment returns early in retirement ...

The best thing you can do is identify your fears. Once you've identified them, it's possible to come up with a solution. Rather than worry about what "might" happen, focus on what you can control. CEO ...

How many years will it take to retire in your state? Wondering about retirement? It looks surprisingly different depending on where you are in the U.S. The amount you need to save and the age you can ...

How should investors and their advisors use our annual retirement-spending research? Let’s start with how they should not use it: as a guide for each year’s withdrawals once retirement has commenced.