Retirement Planning

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...

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...

Would you like to make a gift to your favorite charitable organization and receive not only a sizeable tax deduction...

President Bush signed a major revision of pension law on August 17, 2006, that is aimed at shoring up private pensio...

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.

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.

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