Retirement Planning

Deciding which type of life insurance to purchase can be confusing. This book can help demystify the process.

If you are looking for a steady stream of income in retirement, an immediate fixed annuity may be the answer...

A new Supreme Court decision has just added another reason to make sure the beneficiary designations on your retirement plans are up to date...

What would you do if both your parents asked you to assist them with their suicides within the same year? A decade after the fact, a son recounts how he fulfilled his parents' wishes.

Many people periodically update their wills or other estate plans, but don't update who will receive distributions from their retirement plans.

For those wishing to make charitable donations from their IRA accounts, dealing with the resulting tax issues just got a lot easier.

A review of online calculators concludes that these tools do a poor job of highlighting potential retirement risks and mainly conceal risk . . .

To encourage individuals to save for retirement, federal tax policy provides various tax advantages for investments ...

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.