There’s never been a better time than the present to plan for your retirement. Why’s that? Because Social Security’s “Retirement Estimator” has just been rated the best online service in government.

It's been three years since Social Security's Retirement Estimator went online. Within months of coming out, the online application was praised as one of the highest-rated online services around, and ...

Are you on track to save enough for retirement? Use our calculator to check your progress, see how much retirement income you'll have and estimate how much more you should save. Many, or all, of the ...

Improvements to one of the most popular online services in government -- the Retirement Estimator, located at www.socialsecurity. gov/estimator -- allow more people than ever before to get a ...

Q: I am 65 and enrolled in Medicare. Can I still use the Social Security Retirement Estimator to figure my benefit amount? A: Yes, you can still use the Retirement Estimator. To use the Retirement ...

As someone who maxes out her retirement plan every year and even saves beyond that in a brokerage account, I feel fairly confident that I'm doing my best to build up a decent-sized nest egg. And I ...

Social Security is a government program that serves about 68 million people, so you might use one word to describe it: ...

According to one definition of the word “estimate” from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it means “to judge tentatively or approximately the value, worth, or significance of.” Have you attempted to ...

Assessing your savings can help you see if you’re on track for retirement, but that’s only part of the story. Consult a financial advisor so you can feel more confident about your long-term prospects.

Retirement funds: The trend of Financial Independence/Retiring Early (FI/RE) is growing in popularity nationwide. This ...

Just because retirement planning involves some guesswork doesn’t mean it has to be a total mystery. Whether you’ve been saving since your first job or you’re getting a late start, you can leverage ...

Studies have shown that you’re much more likely to achieve the retirement you want by setting retirement goals and taking steps to achieve them. Without goals or plans, you’re apt to experience the ...