"Increased longevity changes everything," Joseph Coughlin, director of the AgeLab at MIT, told Yahoo Finance. "It is not just about more time, it adds more complexity."

An 8.7% bump still is uncommon and would be the largest since 1981, when the COLA was 11.2%. A COLA of 8.7% would ramp up the average retiree benefit of $1,656…

According to the new Fidelity Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, a retired opposite sex couple age 65 in 2022 may need an average of $315,000 saved (after tax) to cover health…

What three financial advisers suggest and how the U.S. government could help low- and moderate-income retired Americans

Most retirees say that all four pillars—health, family, purpose, and finances—are crucial to optimal well-being in retirement, which makes sense to me. And retirees, when compared with younger Americans, are…

"One of my mentors, in his 80s at the time, once told me it’s a lot more important to be interested than to be interesting," Marc Freedman, founder and chief executive of Encore.org…

I decided in my later years it was not going to be turn out the lights and devote myself to playing 24/7. I’ve come to see this evolving stage of…

Some retirees may be surprised to learn that a portion of their Social Security benefits could be subject to federal income taxes.

“It enables them to earn income, continue saving for retirement and bridge savings shortfalls — with more free time for personal pursuits," says Catherine Collinson, CEO and president of the…

Daniela Barnea, who is 73, typically swims for up to an hour and a half, seven days a week. At her age, that kind of workout, during which she covers…