Whether you’re thinking about retiring next year or just trying to plan ahead, it’s important to stay on top of the new rules ...

A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account that you fund with after-tax dollars. While you don't get a tax break now, your contributions and investment earnings grow tax-free.

In general, anyone with a tax-deferred retirement account must take withdrawals called required minimum distributions (RMDs) ...

A major reason not to set your retirement plan on autopilot: sequence of returns risk. A flexible strategy with cash reserves ...

All Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8% increase in their benefit amount next year, but the most any retiree can receive monthly in 2026 is $5,251. That amount will go to those who ...

A lot of people think saving money for retirement is the hard part. Some actual retirees might tell you that’s the easy part.

It may be that health issues (yours or a family member's) are a barrier to working. It may be that your industry isn't hiring. Or it may be that you don't actually want to return to work, but you're ...

Scott Kupor, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management, publishes weekly updates on OPM and the federal workforce in his blog, Secrets of OPM. In September, Kupor reported that he went ...

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