What good is a pension if you don’t live long enough to enjoy it? When Germany introduced the world’s first old-age social insurance program in 1889, the retirement age was set at 70. The problem?

Last fall, my mother was diagnosed with cancer, and, seemingly minutes later, my father had some heart problems and ultimately suffered a stroke. I knew I was inching toward simultaneously caring for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Vernon, FSA, helps retirees make their money last for life. Are you worried that you won’t have enough money to last ...

In an essay for Business Insider (1), Vanessa Scaringi, a licensed psychologist based in Austin, Texas, detailed her parents’ ...

A retirement plan should do more than protect assets. It should support the life those assets were meant to fund. It is ...

The end is not nigh! But you should plan thoughtfully now, to be able to afford to live well, longer. Unless you are an avid scuba diver (or French), you may have missed that Jacques-Yves Cousteau, ...

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Amy Arnott: What if you find yourself in a situation where you’re approaching retirement and it looks like you really won’t have enough to retire when you would hope to, even if you scale down your ...

An immediate annuity seems like the obvious fix for your retirement plan since it delivers exactly what you’re after, ...

Watchingthe New Yorker’s short-animated piece, “The Dream of Finishing One’s to-do list” (also called Retirement Plan) I went reflecting about my decision two years back. The film uses ...