In addition to a monthly newsletter covering retirement planning regulations, IRA advisers Ed Slott and Co. also offer an ...

Libya has the highest official retirement age in the world, and Denmark will soon join it. The United States isn’t too far ...

Having a full-time job in later life has been linked to improved emotional, financial and general life satisfaction - but the ...

First, ask yourself what kind of retirement you want: big and splashy or simple and sweet. Then you can run the numbers to ...

In order to qualify for the maximum Social Security benefit, you'll also have to earn the maximum for each of the 35 years of earnings that are used to calculate your benefits. That doesn't mean ...

If you don't end up living a very long life, claiming Social Security at 70 could leave you with a smaller total payout ...

First, let’s lay out the rules for claiming spousal benefits. Spouses can claim up to 50% of a partner’s full retirement ...

Claiming Social Security at 65 could be close enough to perfect for many seniors. But so could any age between 62 and 70.

A sweeping proposal could extend Federal Employees Retirement System–level pensions to the private sector, reshaping how Americans plan for retirement.

All that considered, claiming Social Security too early can shrink your retirement income by thousands of dollars a year.

It would be more than fair to say that Social Security plays a big role in many people's retirement finances. Even though the ...

Work can be a boon or a burden, depending on who you ask. For many, the thought of having nothing to fill their days after ...