This article talks about retirement savings goals by age group, providing benchmarks suggested by Fidelity Investments. It ...

It's difficult to determine exactly how much money is enough to retire comfortably. Households earning $50,000 or more will need about 80 percent of their pre-retirement earnings to maintain their ...

As retirement nears, understanding how much you'll receive from Social Security becomes a critical part of deciding when — and how — to stop working. Many retirees rely on Social Security for a ...

How much money will you need to fund your retirement? Do you know the exact number, or even a ballpark amount? This was a question posed by Tony Robbins. According to various reports, about half of ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

Take steps now to set yourself up for a financially secure and healthy retirement. Given recent trends in longevity, there’s a good chance you could be retired for 20 to 30 years, which might mean you ...

It pays to calculate RMDs (Required minimum distributions) as you approach retirement or if you are already retired. RMDs are the minimum annual withdrawals you must make each year from most ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Vernon, FSA, helps retirees make their money last for life. Can you afford to retire if you have $1 million in savings? As ...