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 ...

You've probably heard it many times: It's never too early to start saving for retirement, and it's never too late. True enough. But if you are in your late 50s or older and haven't put aside much, ...

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

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.

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 ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...