College costs can strain your retirement savings. Learn how to balance both goals with smart planning, 529 strategies, and long-term habits that help protect your future.

Generation X, as the first do-it-yourself retirement generation, is falling behind. As the first generation funding retirement largely without private pension plans, Gen X — those born between 1965 and 1980 — have had to build their retirement nest egg on their own, and they’re not doing so well.

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses how to wade through all the different retirement income products and services with Andy Larson,

Living on a fixed income requires thoughtful planning and spending. Follow these five tips to ensure that you don’t outlive your savings in retirement.

Self-directed individual retirement accounts (SDIRAs) are traditional or Roth IRAs with expanded investment options. SDIRAs allow you to invest in more diversified assets, such as precious metals, real estate,

Quick Read The 4% rule assumes a 30-year retirement horizon with a balanced stock-bond portfolio. Ramsey’s 8% rule requires a stock-heavy portfolio to generate sufficient returns. Both strategies demand flexibility to adjust for market conditions.

Honestly, it felt good to leave a place where I felt disrespected and tired of being snapped at by management. Bosses laid a “happy retirement” card on my desk and walked away. When I opened it later in front of some co-workers, we all were shocked when not even a gift card fell out. Kind words written, but I was confused.

Many Americans consider $1 million in savings to be a baseline for a comfortable retirement. Unfortunately, fewer than 5% of Americans have actually reached that milestone, according to a recent analysis by the Employee Benefits Research Institute of Federal Reserve data.

For Democrats seeking to return the House to their party's hands, retirement announcements are a window of opportunity. Congressional retirements can be a key barometer ahead of the midterm elections, an indicator of how much churn could be coming to Capitol Hill in the coming cycle.