If you think you know how long a retirement-age American is likely to live, try taking our one-question quiz. Most people get ...

Most people know that claiming Social Security early costs them money. The scale of that reduction, and how long it follows a retiree, is often underestimated. The numbers are stark. For anyone born ...

For many retirees, the idea of selling a life insurance policy sounds unusual at first. After all, life insurance has long been viewed as a safety net for loved ones, not a source of cash for your own ...

Money doesn’t change people. It reveals more of who they are. After decades in the financial advisory world, that observation continues to prove itself true. Retirement, perhaps more than any other ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Four in 10 retirees indicate their enjoyment of life (44%) and happiness (41%) have improved since they retired, according to Retirement Realities: The ...

Not even half of workers are on track to maintain their current lifestyle in retirement. Retirement preparedness differs by generation—and the results may surprise you.

For many Americans, retirement is imagined as a well-deserved reward — years of freedom after decades of work. But for some, the transition can feel less like a vacation and more like a loss of ...

The Motley Fool recently surveyed 2,000 people on what they look for in places to retire. The Motley Fool then applied this data to calculate a retirement score for all U.S. counties that met certain ...

Retirement planners don't just need to think about how much money they'll need. They also need to think about how long they're likely to live. A longer lifespan means more years of spending on housing ...

According to the CDC's latest data, U.S. life expectancy at birth reached 79.0 years of age as of 2024, the highest on record and a full 0.6-year increase from the prior year. More relevant for ...

Let’s start with the good news, which is that most retirees describe this stage of life as positive. However, there is bad news too. Taylor (2024) concludes that up to one-third of people who retire ...

This generation is rewriting the rules.