Medicare

Seniors choosing between traditional and Roth IRAs must account for their current and future tax rates.

While retirement readiness among Americans has improved in general, Gen Xers are struggling with housing, college and medical costs, a survey finds.

“The advice I give is to calculate the financial impact for each option,” an expert says.

Ill-prepared investors are advised to vigorously plan their expenses and aggressively save in their 401(k)s and IRAs.

Financial planners should at least consider modeling early retirement to prepare clients for the possibility of uncertainty, says Morningstar.

Workers from both generations share similarities — and financial pressures — when planning for retirement, writes an expert.

Candidates are weighing whether Medicare for all or public options will be more appealing to voters.

When searching for the right plan, it is important that retirees assume their health will one day change.

Retirees who outlive their savings are among those most at risk.

Big businesses most likely fear big Medicare expansion in large part because it would lead to a significant tax increase. But looking at any tax increase as an enemy is a mistake.