Key Points The individual’s financial advisor approved retirement at 61 but new job opportunities are creating hesitation.

Postponing your retirement by a few years can be a surprisingly effective strategy. If you're, say, seven years from retiring ...

Many of us look forward to it for decades -- retirement! In this retirement planning guide, we'll cover everything you need to know about the financial side of it. You'll have the information you need ...

The path to retirement is paved with good intentions and unavoidable setbacks. But as long as workers get started, retirement is possible. "Start as early as you can because savings is a snowball ...

Retiring at age 80 isn't common. But, it can be a practical choice for many people. Some work longer because they enjoy it. Others simply need more time to build financial security. With people living ...

There are a plethora of ways to save for retirement. Setting money aside in a savings account or stuffing it into your mattress are simple, relatively risk-free ways to save, but these strategies ...

If you’re a Generation Xer staring down the barrel of your fifties, here’s the uncomfortable truth: You have roughly 10 years to get this retirement thing right. Not “mostly right” or “close enough.” ...

Throughout this year of VERA, VSIP, RIF, DSR, and the new one, DRP 1.0 and DRP 2.0, many employees are trying to hurry up and learn what it takes to retire. This is an update to an article I wrote ...

In their 13-year run publishing the annual J.P. Morgan Guide to Retirement, retirement strategists Michael Conrath and Sharon Carson have seen some big changes in how U.S. households are preparing for ...

Even though escaping the daily grind sounds great, transitioning to a full-time retirement can be complicated. It’s a major life shift, which is simultaneously exciting and uncertain. After all, ...

Editor's Note: "Retirement Savings on Track? How Much You Should Have by 60 and 65" is part of a series on retirement savings by age. The first story is "Retirement Savings on Track? How Much You ...