Innovation is an anchor that keeps modern businesses afloat, propels growth and shields them from future risk, but its success largely depends on having a solid plan in place that includes the following.
It’s a new year, and there’s never a better time to look back at how you might have done some things in 2015 differently.
The point of retirement planning is to enjoy your golden years, and you can do that more effectively if you aren’t worrying about how to cover medical expenses.
Internet calculators and financial software aren’t much good at helping savers plan for the emergency expenses they’ll encounter in retirement, writes Henry K. Hebeler.
What money problem has more Americans, young and old alike, stressed out than any other? Saving for retirement. Here are five simple tips to get your savings plan on track and take that stress away.
Laurence Siegel on longevity annuity contracts and aggressive saving. How Vanguard and Uncle Sam can help.
Helping a client decide where to live is a critical part of retirement planning, and the discussions may need to include clients' family members or physicians.
For those of us in our 20s, managing our finances is stressful enough, and saving for retirement can seem impossible. But you CAN make it happen — here's how.
Women can’t catch a break when it comes to retirement planning.
While education, equal pay and career opportunity for women have made great strides in recent decades, overall financial security hasn’t seen much of an improvement.
Only a fraction of America’s entrepreneurs are prepared for retirement. Here’s how small-business owners can ramp up their savings
Retiring with debt is often considered a cardinal financial sin: Every dollar you owe reduces your income in retirement, after all. But on the other hand, blindly prioritizing debt reduction before retirement savings, particularly for low-interest debt, could shortchange your nest egg.
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We all know to include health-care and living costs in our retirement plans, but we should also be including financial assistance to family members since more of us are writing large checks to family members that could impact our ability to retire.
Dreaming about retirement with your significant other can be a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Planning f
A woman in this tough situation provides important lessons and hopeful inspiration for millions of aging boomers
Retirement is a joint project for married couples, but remarkably only 43 percent of couples plan for it together
Are wives to blame?
Some husbands expressed frustration that their wives don’t engage in planning during a focus group conducted by Hearts & Wallets. One man reported that his wife “is not interested in investing,” and another said “all my wife cares about is if we’re going to have the money.”
A San Francisco man volunteered this worst-case scenario: “If I were to get…
While some may view life insurance as a simple way to replace income or cover final expenses, there are many benefits to considering it as an important part of a broader retirement plan.