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If you've managed to save $1 million for retirement, congratulations. Based on the average annual nondiscretionary expenditures in the United States for a single person, that money could last you for...

While U.S. lawmakers tussle over how best to fix Social Security as one of the program's major trust funds heads toward depletion, some folks in the private sector favor a radical change that would...

When a worker files for Social Security benefits, their spouse may also qualify for benefits even if they never worked. The Social Security spousal benefit is paid out monthly to the spouse, age 62 or...

Retirement is often sold as a glorious time to revel in traveling, dining out, playing golf and enjoying leisure time. What isn't often made clear is that doing all those wonderful things can cost a...

Americans make plenty of mistakes when it comes to planning for retirement, the biggest of which is not saving enough. Social Security: Proposal for $2,400…

Last week's news that the Social Security trust fund will run out of money sooner than previously thought might have caused alarm in some quarters, but others downplayed its impact. Among the latter...

Sipping cocktails with your toes in the sand may seem like the perfect retirement, but will you have enough money to live out your dream? Retirement approaches quicker than most people realize and if...