Retirement looked very different in practice than it did in theory. For the first time, I realized that preparing financially and preparing emotionally for retirement are not the same. You can say ...

Most Americans heading into retirement focus heavily on their savings balance. But once the paychecks stop, monthly income usually matters more than the total sitting in an account. That is especially ...

Nearly half of Americans who have not yet retired doubt they will ever be able to fully stop working, according to a new study. A survey of more than 2,000 Americans from financial services firm ...

Retirement planners sometimes speak of a "magic number": a rough estimate of how much money an American might need to retire in comfort. Not surprisingly, the number keeps rising. Americans now need ...