Retirement Trends

A child whose parent is foresighted enough to launch a Child IRA will be on his or her way to becoming a multi-millionaire by retirement and not have to depend on Social Security, says financial expert Christopher Carosa.

Whether employees are contributing to a 401(k) or not saving at all, both groups say financial stress has affected their job performance, a new Schwab study reveals.

The U.S. economy could certainly trudge on without immigrants -- it would be a slightly poorer place, and retirees would have to scrimp and save more. Is that what we want?

What percentage of womens adult yearsages 20 and olderis spent as part of a married couple? That depends on when you were born. And it can affect a woman's retirement savings.

The existence of the Affordable Care Act isn't just about health care -- it could determine when -- or whether -- people retire.

How Ben Franklin took a good idea of compound interest and made it a great idea, resulting in the Franklin Trusts.