There are plenty of legitimate reasons to claim Social Security before age 70. Someone in poor health may reasonably want...
Your Money, Your Wealth
Required minimum distributions are easy to ignore when retirement is still several years away. The money is growing tax-deferred inside...
Americans tend to plan for retirement as though the date were theirs to choose. Work until 65. Build the 401(k)....
The standard Social Security advice is becoming almost automatic: Delay benefits until 70 and collect the largest possible monthly check....
A Roth conversion is often presented as one of retirement planning’s most powerful tax strategies. Money is moved from a...
The three little pigs offer an unexpectedly useful lesson in retirement planning. One built quickly with straw, another chose sticks...
Retiring at 50 can look surprisingly easy in a spreadsheet. Begin with $1.5 million, continue saving aggressively and assume the...
One million dollars has become the unofficial price of retirement. The number appears in advertisements, online calculators and conversations among...
Roth conversions are frequently presented as one of retirement planning’s easiest decisions. Move money from a traditional retirement account into...
Social media has made financial success unusually easy to display and nearly impossible to evaluate accurately. A new house, luxury...
Retirement can create a brief period in which a household looks unusually poor on its tax return while remaining financially...
A couple approaching retirement at 57 appears to have done nearly everything right. They expect a $60,000 annual pension, have...
Early retirement is often treated as an investment problem. Workers calculate whether their portfolios can replace their salaries, sustain withdrawals...
Most people approach retirement backward. They start with the portfolio. How much is in the 401(k)? How much is in...
Most investors understand the basic idea of asset allocation. Decide how much to keep in stocks, how much in bonds,...
