Retirement Planning

An article in the Wall Street Journal in 2002 described a training session at "Annuity University," which bil...

Are you having difficulty getting the pension or 401(k) plan funds you worked years to earn? Five pension counseling projects, funded through t...

As second marriages become more and more common, beneficiary designations become more complicated. If you are remarried, choosing a beneficiary ...

A book by an elder law attorney covers the human side of aging, tackling issues and problems that similar references often overlook.

An accountant explains how taxes and penalties could consume up to 90 percent of a retirement account, and offers five easy steps to prevent this from happening.

Both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain have responded to retirees' and near-retirees' deep concern about the plunging value of their retirement accounts by...

The bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia employs her considerable psychological skills to help Baby Boomers understand the values and language of those who grew up in the Twenties and Thirties.

More than 100 financial planning calculators are now available at the American Savings Education Council's Web site. The calculators can help with a wide array of financial planning issues, including retirement planning, credit, home mortgages, and budgeting.

New rules from the IRS have greatly simplified the process of making minimum distributions from retirement accounts like IRAs.