Retirement

Pre-retirees should have Medicare or health insurance in place to cover their medical costs, along with a well-maintained investment portfolio.

Retirees who under-reported their income to avoid taxes will also get smaller retirement benefits than they deserve.

Retirees who under-reported their income to avoid taxes will also get smaller retirement benefits than they deserve.

Retirees should weigh a number of factors, including the fact that the closing costs for reverse mortgages are higher than those for regular mortgages.

A holistic approach to regulations that impact defined benefit plans is the only way to ensure employees are secure in their post-work years, says the ERISA Industry Committee.

Retirees should weigh a number of factors, including the fact that the closing costs for reverse mortgages are higher than those for regular mortgages.

Ron Surz, president of Target Date Solutions, sounds off on the TDF index he created and the fiduciary obligations plan sponsors face in retirement plan fund selection.

IRA investors should consider implementing a charitable lead annuity trust when converting some of their funds into Roth to mitigate the tax bite.

When making retirement updates, plan sponsors should consider fees, features and fiduciaries.

IRA investors should consider implementing a charitable lead annuity trust when converting some of their funds into Roth to mitigate the tax bite.

Young savers from decades past focused more on company stocks compared to their counterparts of today.

Young savers from decades past focused more on company stocks compared to their counterparts of today.

Recent graduates tend to be in a low tax bracket early in their careers when it pays for them to save as much as they can in a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k), writes an industry expert.

Recent graduates tend to be in a low tax bracket early in their careers when it pays for them to save as much as they can in a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k), writes an industry expert.

A holistic approach to regulations that impact defined benefit plans is the only way to ensure employees are secure in their post-work years, says the ERISA Industry Committee.

New retirees are often anxious about spending to much, depriving themselves of some comforts of life for fear of outliving their nest egg.

New retirees are often anxious about spending to much, depriving themselves of some comforts of life for fear of outliving their nest egg.

The Trump administration is moving to further delay part of an Obama-era rule to require brokers who offer retirement advice to put their customers’ interests ahead of their own.

The total out-of-pocket health care expenses of a 65-year-old couple in retirement could exceed $320,000, plus 5% annual increases.

The total out-of-pocket health care expenses of a 65-year-old couple in retirement could exceed $320,000, plus 5% annual increases.