Category: Retirement

Moving in Retirement? Here’s How to Minimize Regrets.

When retirees relocate, they think life will be cheaper, easier, sunnier — only to find some big disappointments. Here’s how to minimize mistakes.
Fintech Start-Ups and Investment Firms Are Battling Over Your 401(k)

Financial tech companies are connecting outside financial advisers to your retirement accounts, and at least one investment firm, Fidelity, is resisting.
More Retirees Are Living on Less, and Losing a Means of Help to Pay for Medicare

The budget bill signed by President Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care costs.
What’s Your Dream Senior Living Community? Take the Quiz

Whether you have Jimmy Buffett on your mind or the urge to take a class or two, we’ve got a community for you.
Margs, Stars and Classic Cars: Surprising Retirement Communities

Those looking for a retirement plan oriented to their passions can seek out living arrangements that are increasingly catering to niche interests.
Five Pearls of Financial Wisdom from Jonathan Clements

Jonathan Clements, the longtime Wall Street Journal columnist, died this weekend. Here are some of his best ideas.
5 Ways to Protect Your Money When You’re Over 50 and Laid Off

When you’re over 50 and suddenly unemployed, priorities will switch to paying bills over saving for retirement. Here are ways to manage.
Americans’ Most Valuable Asset Isn’t Stocks or a Home. It’s Social Security.

For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says.
The 6 Social Security Myths That Won’t Go Away

The program gave birth to the idea of retirement and covers nearly all Americans — but now it faces major financial and customer service challenges.
5 Money Mistakes That Can Put Retirement Farther Off

Even people with employee-sponsored retirement plans still find it difficult to save for the future when faced with present-day desires.
What Life Is Like for Four Young Adults Supporting Their Aging Parents

Most young adults don’t expect to support their aging parents. Here’s what happened when four people had to.
You Saved and Saved for Retirement. Now You Need a Plan to Cash Out.

Most people enter retirement without any idea how to manage withdrawing their savings without running out of money. Here is what you need to know.