Social Security was originally designed to be a supplemental form of retirement income. Under the three-legged stool model, ...

A Trump Account is a type of IRA for the exclusive benefit of eligible children. You'll need to opt in to get the $1,000 seed ...

Baby Boomers (ages 61 to 79 in 2025) held the largest balances, averaging about $599,000, while the Gen X investors (whose oldest members started reaching 60 this year) averaged about $379,000. These ...

Precious metals can diversify retirement portfolios, but they come with fees, risks and IRS rules. Here’s how to decide if ...

Many big home repairs can’t wait, but your retirement also needs protection. Learn if and when to use cash, a money‑market ...

You finally reach age 65 and are ready to hang up your hat, only to realize the financial ...

Many wealthy individuals didn’t invest in private-equity funds until a couple of decades ago. That cohort of investors is starting to die, often leaving their heirs snarled in estate-planning red tape ...

Jed McCaleb, Ripple’s co-founder and its former Chief of Technology Officer, has seemingly resumed the sale of his XRP reserve, cashing out 28 million XRP. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin’s net worth ...

These state programs generally involve automatically enrolling workers without an employer-based retirement plan in a Roth IRA, although employees can opt out. At the end of 2025, these accounts ...

In a recent dinner with colleagues, we reminisced about our first jobs. My first W-2 job was working in retail at Burlington Coat Factory (I still love a well merchandized store display and fix ...

Each year, IRS updates reshape retirement savings for seniors. For 2026, several of those changes affect how much you can contribute, how benefits are paid, and how retirement income is taxed.

On Jan. 1, millions of Americans became eligible to open an ABLE account. These little-known accounts allow people with disabilities to build up savings with significant tax advantages. They’ve been ...