There are plenty of important charts for investors, but there's one very powerful one that demonstrates the most principles for retirement planning. If you interpret this chart correctly, then you'll ...

Workers who claim benefits early can significantly reduce their lifetime income. Claiming Social Security at age 62 results ...

In “How Changes in Social Security Affect Recent Retirement Trends” (National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper No. 14105), co-authors Alan Gustman (of Dartmouth College) and Thomas ...

For most of us, retirement will be only as good as we make it. For best results, we should plan, save, and invest -- early, aggressively, and effectively. That can mean the difference between a ...

The stock market is more likely to grow over longer time periods, and more likely to fall over short periods. Younger retirement investors should prioritize growth and accept volatility over long time ...

Want to amass $1 million -- or more -- for your retirement? This very cool chart shows how you can do it. For most of us, retirement will be only as good as we make it. For best results, we should ...