Retirement Planning

Bank of America has agreed to offer refunds to thousands of elderly investors who bought variable annuities. The ba...

Americans aren't saving, and many are spending more than they earn. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Ana...

A prominent personal finance expert helps you find your magic number: how much you need in order to retire.

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.

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

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

A new law makes the purchase of products that combine annuities or insurance policies with long-term care insurance more attractive. . .

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.

After initially delaying a rule intended to prevent financial advisers from steering their clients to bad retirement investments, the Department of Labor announced that the rule will go into effect on June 9, but its future is still unclear.