Jessica Mathews is an associate editor for Financial Planning. Follow her on Twitter at @jessicakmathews.
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Lower-earning spouses who took time off to raise children or care for an aging parent may not be eligible based on the taxes they paid into the system.
December 12 -
Workers should consider contributing enough to their 401(k) plans to get their employer's match before making contributions to an IRA.
November 5 -
Working longer and delaying Social Security are some of the ways they can recover.
November 2 -
Advise them to review and adjust their budget and consider getting a side hustle, a study suggests.
October 31 -
Moving could eliminate their mortgage, reduce housing expenses and lower cost of living.
October 30 -
Conventional wisdom says to wait as long as possible to claim retirement benefits, but there are exceptions to the rule.
October 26