Here's a cheat sheet laying out the two main candidates' positions on issues including jobs, wages, taxes, Social Security and retirement.
Three early retirees in their 30s and 40s share how they're making their money last.
Three in five borrowers did not try or did not know how to figure out their future monthly payments, according to a new study.
Should you claim Social Security now to avoid a Medicare premium hike?
The acquisition will expand the firm's ability to sell financial products through Jefferson National's network of 4,000 RIAs.
Should clients claim Social Security now to avoid a Medicare premium hike?
Health-care costs are “the great unknown of retirement” for many advisers.
A new study identifies how much, on average, is all right to spend without first talking to your partner.
The retirement industry has increasingly called for open MEPs as a way to close the coverage gap in the private sector, and recent congressional moves make them a strong likelihood.
Multiple studies have found that about two-thirds of all divorces are initiated by women.
Senate panel urges agency to improve guidance on when to claim benefits after a study by the Government Accountability Office showed government representatives often give out misleading information.
Legislation also would require defined-contribution plans to make lifetime income disclosures, and allow small employers to combine plans.
Senate panel urges agency to improve guidance on when to claim benefits after a study by the Government Accountability Office showed government representatives often give out misleading information.
The funds are more flexible than annuities, but can't guarantee a set payment for life.
We need to be candid about the realities facing today's pre-retirees.
Longevity, rising costs make preparing a solid health-care budget next to impossible. <b>(Related read: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160413/BLOG05/160419958/health-care-costs-squeeze-retirement-savings"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener">Health-care costs squeeze retirement savings</a>)</b>
But high-income retirees might pay more, get less.
In some traditionally expensive housing markets, higher incomes were outflanked by rising housing costs.
Voya allegedly took a "substantial portion" of the fee charged for investment advice, even though Financial Engines did the bulk of the work.
Estimated benefits assume continued earnings through full retirement age.
