Retirement looked very different in practice than it did in theory. For the first time, I realized that preparing financially and preparing emotionally for retirement are not the same. You can say ...

Retirement is supposed to be the reward for decades of hard work and careful saving. But for many Americans, one question never really goes away: what happens if the money runs out before they do?

Retirement planners sometimes speak of a "magic number": a rough estimate of how much money an American might need to retire in comfort. Not surprisingly, the number keeps rising. Americans now need ...

Most Americans heading into retirement focus heavily on their savings balance. But once the paychecks stop, monthly income usually matters more than the total sitting in an account. That is especially ...