Retirement looks different when you’re on your own. Without a spouse or partner to share expenses or provide financial support, planning becomes even more important. For boomers heading into solo ...

Q: My husband and I will soon join the ranks of retirees. We are in our upper 60s. We have no debt. We will have adequate income from Social Security and pensions — at least for now. But after ...

There are a lot of rules of thumb for retirement income planning. One common recommendation (and the strategy of almost every target-date fund) is to reduce your equity exposure and go conservative ...

Some people don’t like the idea of owing money on a mortgage. It’s often possible to borrow affordably for a home, whereas it’s harder to borrow affordably to cover retirement essentials. For this ...

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For most Americans, retirement isn’t just a time of leisure—it’s also a period of careful budgeting. Seniors living on fixed incomes from Social Security payments and retirement account withdrawals ...