Inflation is cooling overall, but seniors can’t catch a break
Inflation dipped for the first time since 2020, but the latest reading reflected increases in categories where much of seniors' income goes.
Q & A: Is Retirement in America broken?
If we look at how people are doing in retirement, on average, or how much their 401(k) accounts have grown, it really hides the reality of the state of American…
3 ways retirees can dent 2023 taxes
There's still time to put a dent in your 2023 taxes.
Un-retiring: Yahoo Finance’s readers speak out
You can’t ignore the "use it or lose it" aspect of staying mentally sharp, which continuing to work can help with.
Understanding how long you might live is a key to retirement planning
"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."
Social Security COLA bump may not be as big as expected
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…
Do you know how much healthcare costs will be in retirement?
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…
How Retirees on Fixed Incomes Can Survive Soaring Inflation
What three financial advisers suggest and how the U.S. government could help low- and moderate-income retired Americans
Happiness is….
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…
Here’s The Secret to Aging Well
"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…
