A 55-year-old nurse questions her advisor's recommendation to save for 30 years of retirement. Experts break down why ...

There’s a lot to consider when planning for retirement. Things like retirement savings and Social Security are often top of mind, but deciding when to retire can also be a tough thing to figure out.

It's important that you invest throughout your working life to build the nest egg you need to cover retirement costs. By age 60, you're only a few years away from retirement so you should have a lot ...

Question: I'm 51 and my portfolio is up. I'm planning to retire in nine years, at the age of 60, so I want to start moving out of stocks to lower my portfolio risk. Is that smart? Answer: In the years ...

Despite higher wages and more accessible retirement plans, the average retirement age has hardly moved over the past 60 years. For men, the average age of retirement is 65, essentially unchanged over ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...