“I was told that there’s a benefit for the minor children of retirees receiving Social Security.” ...

Retiring at 62 with $2 million sounds like a financial finish line, but the numbers tell a more complicated story. A detailed case study shows a couple needing to pull roughly $380,000 from their ...

A married couple—ages 62 and 60—sits on $2 million in retirement savings, a paid-off $650,000 home, and guaranteed future income totaling $82,000 annually (Social Security at 67 plus a $24,000 pension ...

“We have no debt.” ...

Once you’re old enough to claim Social Security, you’ll have to make a tough decision. The earliest age to sign up for ...

Retiring at 62 with $1 million sounds comfortable, but the financial landscape has shifted dramatically over the past decade.

The hard part isn't "can I retire." It's choosing the version of retirement you want, whether that means stopping work now and carefully managing the bridge years, or working longer to buy more ...

4. Line up post-retirement health care You won’t be able to start Medicare (until age 65), so if you’re retiring at age 62, you’ll need to line up an alternative. Some may opt to move abroad for a low ...

But if you reach your goal early — say, by age 50 — should you retire immediately? Experienced financial planners will likely ...

"We are buying long term-care insurance for a total cost over 10 years of $90,000." (Photo subjects are models.) Dear Help Me Retire, I am 56, and my wife is 50. We plan to retire at age 62. We each ...