Between exploding housing, car, and utilities prices, finding a way to just get by in your everyday life can be more ...

For as long as most of us can remember, the 4% rule has been something of the gold standard around retirement. In 2026, ...

Faced with rising household costs, many Americans are turning to their retirement accounts to save their homes from foreclosure. According to a recent report from Vanguard, 3.6% of American retirement ...

Planning a comfortable retirement typically means having more control over your finances. You need to take a look at your investments, savings and cash on hand, but you should consider your living ...

Even as private savings take center stage, Social Security remains an essential pillar for most retirees. The 2.8% ...

How does it work? The 4% rule is a popular retirement withdrawal strategy that involves withdrawing 4% of your total retirement savings during your first year of retirement. In subsequent years, you ...

Some people will spend decades saving and investing for retirement, only to discover that they missed a step along the way. That commonly "missed" step? Devising their plan for decumulation − in other ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — If you were born before 1952 and have traditional investment plans, there are some important withdrawal requirements you need to meet or else you may have to deal with penalties.

It's important to know how to handle an earlier retirement than planned.

Three million dollars sounds like the kind of money that lets you spend retirement sitting on the dock of your own boat, sipping mai tais (or coffee, if that’s more of your thing). But a $3 million ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Host of the Retire Sooner podcast and CFP™ practitioner. Happiness may be subjective, but with multiple studies suggesting ...

What’s Changed About Life Expectancy—and Why It Matters People are living longer nowadays. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy was 75.8 years ...