These thought experiments cut through financial planning jargon to help you discover what matters most.

Retirement planning as a couple has its perks: shared goals, double the savings power and someone cool to dream with. But double the planners also means double the opinions on when you'll retire, ...

I'm a retirement writer. Three deceptively simple questions helped me focus my retirement and life priorities.

“Will your money last?” isn’t the only question to consider before retiring. I was chatting with a friend the other day about his retirement — possibly an early one. At age 60, he has worked hard and ...

Baby boomers have many concerns about retirement and getting old. In this article, financial advisors provide responses to this generation's biggest financial worries.

Retirement planning is becoming more complex as careers grow less linear, lifespans extend, and financial decisions start earlier in life. From early-career savers to small business owners and those ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

Retirement planning was by far the most popular financial topic among employees in 2011, according to an analysis by Financial Finesse. Among calls to Financial Finesse’s help line, retirement ...

The generation closest to the traditional retirement age may also need the most advice, according to two new surveys. It may not be surprising that a BankRate survey of more than 2,500 Americans found ...