Although 401(k) plans are almost synonymous with saving for retirement, they are far from your only option. This is good news for people who don’t have access to traditional employer-sponsored plans (including those who are self-employed) as well as for anyone who...
Ideally, you should start planning for your retirement as soon as you begin earning. However, retirement feels a long way off when you’re in your 20s, which leads many people to put off saving until later. Before you know it, though, you’re just a couple decades — or...
While many people dream of an early retirement, people who are actually facing their retirement sometimes wish for the opposite – a return to work. According to Pew Research Center, the size of the older workforce has nearly quadrupled since the mid-1980s....
Trying to figure out the best age to retire can be a little like trying to predict the weather – years in advance. There are pros and cons to retiring at any age. If no retirement age seems quite right for you, you may be interested in phased retirement. What is...
Transitioning into retirement is one of the major milestones in life. To ensure you make smart decisions, it’s important to receive advice from the experts. You’ll find all the information you need on these top retirement advice websites. 1. The Social Security...
Many of us spend our working years planning for the ideal retirement. We look forward to being on our own schedule and being able to relax and pursue the all things we didn’t have time for while we were working. Retirement is a major life event, and everyone’s...
