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Our parents and grandparents certainly made retirement look easy. This generation of workers, however, often reports feelings of apathy or concern about their own retirements. You might even feel this way yourself! Why are so many American workers worried about...

Many of us make the mistake of setting a retirement timeline and savings goal, and then neglecting to think about retirement again for years. We watched our parents and grandparents retire easily, and we assume it will go that way for us as well. Hopefully, that will...

As you plan for retirement, much of your focus might rest upon saving a certain amount of money. Once you retire, however, you will begin to do the opposite. It will be time to take distributions from your retirement fund, and since you want these distributions to...

Years ago, you establish retirement goals, and you've been working toward them ever since. But somehow, you found yourself sidetracked, and you haven't made as much progress toward your goals as you had hoped. Or, maybe you never set any goals at all, and now you're...

Choosing a life insurance policy is one of the most important financial decisions you will make. After all, this policy is meant to protect the people you love most! As you consider the benefits of different types of life insurance, keep these common mistakes in mind...

Throughout your working years, you have worked hard and saved diligently for retirement. Hopefully you will enter retirement on solid footing, but comfort also brings some risk. As you get older, you could become prone to forgetfulness. And in the worst case...

You've decided to retire, or you're getting close to your expected retirement date. But after running a projection of your income, you're feeling disappointed and worried. What do you do if your retirement income won't be enough to sustain you? Try these tips to put...

It can be both exciting and scary to make the leap into retirement. The idea of spending your days outside of the office might thrill you, but giving up a regular paycheck induces anxiety. While nothing is ever guaranteed, addressing these four primary concerns will...

It is often said that failing to discuss retirement with your spouse is one of the biggest retirement income mistakes you can make. And yet, many people put off this important discussion for fear of triggering a fight, or simply because discussing money makes them...