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Regardless of whether you're a soon-to-be retiree or you have decades until retirement, the question of how much you need to ...

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As Americans near retirement age, Fed data highlight wide gaps in who has savings and how much they’ve accumulated.

A lot of people dream of being able to retire early and enjoy the freedom of not being bound to a job at a ...

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It’s a good problem to have: too much money saved for retirement and additional funds to leave to your heirs. Will you be one of the many who never spend it all?

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Wondering about retirement? It looks surprisingly different depending on where you are in the U.S. The amount you need to save and the age you can actually retire can change a lot from one state to ...

Retirees can't handle inflation the same as people still working. Here are ways to plan for, and get ahead of, inflation ...

One of the best things about retiring overseas is that you can do it at any age. You don't necessarily have to wait until your Social Security payments kick in. Of course, you'll need a way to sustain ...