Before you start socking away money for retirement, you'll need to pick an account type. But choose wisely -- because it'll shape your tax bill today and potentially decades from now.

If you’re over age 73, your first stop for withdrawals is those accounts that carry required minimum distributions, or RMDs, ...

The No. 1 financial goal for most Americans is to stop working. Once they retire, their primary goal becomes not running out of money.

You shouldn't retire if you aren't confident in your savings. Don't quit your job until you've figured out the role Social Security will play in your retirement. Avoid a scenario where you stop ...

For retirement savers and retirees, the new year brings more than the usual inflation adjustments to retirement contributions. The retirement legislation known as Secure 2.0 will also continue to ...

With retirement inching closer, I’ve found myself confronting an uncomfortable question: How many more years will I live? One of the big unknowns that make retirement planning so tricky is the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If they don't offer a retirement plan already, businesses in New York State with more than 10 workers will be required to enroll them into a state-sponsored plan called the New York ...

During a White House news conference on Monday, Trump suggested his administration is looking into an Australian retirement program known as "superannuation." Trump was initially discussing the "Trump ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is "seriously" considering rolling out an Australian-style retirement plan for Americans in an attempt to boost the U.S. birthrate. Trump said Tuesday that his ...

I set out to build a high-yield portfolio without falling into the trap of unsafe "sucker yields," aiming for rare income that balances quality and risk. After deep work, I built a four-stock model ...

State Street, which manages roughly $1.7 trillion in ETFs, is planning to offer traditional mutual fund versions of its exchange-traded funds in the retirement plan market, including 401(k) and 403(b) ...

The three-legged stool of retirement planning has grown a bit wobbly over the years as fewer workers can rely on a pension during their post-employment years. But research has found that incorporating ...