Return on Retirement
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Thirty-year-old Jason Fieber says he has saved $100,000 in three years even though his annual net income is $50,000. His goal: retire by age 40. USA Today reports.
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A new survey finds Boomers' fears about finances have abated, with nearly a quarter of them feeling more secure than they did 12 months ago.
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Eschewing the Sun Belt, retirees are finding ways to cope with the high prices and high taxes that come with enjoying a big-city lifestyle.
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What areas have residents who are the best prepared for retirement? The Ameriprise Financial planning company put together the New Retirement Mindscape City Pulse index. Here they are, ranked by the confidence level of residents.
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Retirees are ditching government bonds and demanding riskier assets.
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Housing bargain hunters are buying in unfamiliar and unlikely places, like retirement communities, reports CNBC's Diana Olick.
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Retirement communities aren't just for the retired anymore. They are luring in younger buyers who see an investment opportunity.
Generation Shift
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Baby boomers, with their inheritances, homes, and old-fashioned pensions, may appear to be on track for a solid retirement — but some experts say the forecast for the generation born from 1946 through 1964 isn’t necessarily so rosy.
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Gen X is the first generation to deal with the changing models of American retirement—and its members are flustered. The generation once called “slackers” has been true to form with retirement planning.
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The financial hurdles of student loans, a weak housing market, and high unemployment are shaping this generation’s savings rate, with no end-date guarantee.
More From Sharon Epperson
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Parents who borrow money to pay for their children's college education are exacerbating a growing student loan crisis.
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Saving for retirement isn't enough. Protecting your nest egg is essential to secure your financial future over the long-term.
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A new AP-CNBC poll finds 61 percent of U.S. respondents think it is "extremely" or "very difficult" to become a millionaire in this country today.
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Baby boomers could stand to inherit more than $8 trillion in a transfer of wealth from their parents and, according to one estimate, more than a quarter of that money has already been doled out.
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The good news is Americans are living longer. But the worry for many retirees is that they'll outlive their savings.
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"Delaying retirement leaves a worker with fewer years of retirement to finance, more time to save and earn returns, and higher Social Security benefits," says one financial planner.