On May 17, 2006, President Bush signed a new tax bill into law that makes a number of changes to tax law, including ...

There is much speculation on how the baby boom generation '“ those born between 1946 and 1964 '“ will fare in retireme...

The new tax law will allow Americans'”especially older workers'”to contribute more to tax-deferred retirement plans.

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.

Given the altered landscape created by the Tax Relief Act of 2001, you may need to review your estate, retirement savings and other financial plans with a qualified elder law or estate planning attorney or financial planning specialist.

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

A new article suggests that retirement portfolios generally last longer if the assets are invested mostly in stocks. 'Making Retirement Income Last a Lifetime,' Journal of Financial Planning, December 2001. More . . .

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations that greatly simplify the calculations for making minimum distributions from retirement plans like IRAs. More . . .

A federal district judge has ruled that the Bush administration violated federal law by failing to send comparative information on the available Medicare health plans to each beneficiary last year. More . . .