Retirement can be an exciting and freeing time, but it can sometimes deliver financial curveballs — especially in today's economy. Rising healthcare costs, stubborn inflation, and economic uncertainty ...

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, ...

Nearly 70% of retirees will need long-term care, yet most plans ignore it. This can lead to six-figure costs and financial ...

There is a lot to think about as you plan for retirement, from living expenses to an entertainment budget, but underpreparing in one particular area can quickly derail your best laid plans for living ...

If you're like many pre-retirees, you dread the task of estimating your retirement health care expenses. Avoiding or postponing this task can lead to the tendency to underestimate retirement health ...

Mutual fund expense ratios over the past two decades have made significant progress, according to a new report. The Investment Company Institute says that the average expense ratio for equity mutual ...