When we asked people 65 and over how important is curiosity in continuing to learn new things, 97% said it was essential. Now that's a good thing.

"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."

Jean Chatzky and career strategist Kerry Hannon discuss how older adults can redefine their work lives

For the first half of the year, the number of folks hitting that cool million target soared roughly 20%.

The median account balance for an individual in Gen X is only $10,000, which means half of Gen Xers have less than that amount saved for retirement.

a sizable 42% of workers agree with the statement, “I prefer not to think about or concern myself with retirement investing until I get closer to my retirement date,”

Forty-seven percent of Americans are finding themselves unprepared for retirement, according to a study by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research.

There are several underlying economic issues making it harder for this cohort to save.

The recent annual report for the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund, which pays retirement and survivor benefits, showed Social Security's reserves are projected to run out in 2033, a year earlier than…

“We don't even include Social Security in our clients’ retirement income plans until they are ‘actually’ taking it.”