Many financial professionals will, for a fee, help you navigate your way to and through retirement. However, using a financial advisor isn't mandatory. If you can't afford or don't trust an advisor, ...

Managing your own retirement savings works great when you're just starting out. Max out your 401(k), pick a target-date fund and watch your balance grow. However, as you approach your golden years, ...

We’re in the midst of describing a Do-It-Yourself retirement investing plan. Today we go deeper into the cash flow buffer. It is the sometimes-missing piece of the investing puzzle. It goes between ...

Dividend growth investing is a well-suited strategy for DIY retirement planning. The objective, goals, and strategy of my approach, RetirementRx, are introduced to serve as a model for others to ...

Generation X investors have spent decades navigating markets, managing their own portfolios and building retirement savings largely on their own. But new research from Equitable suggests that beneath ...

For many do‑it‑yourself (DIY) investors, Social Security is more than just a government benefit — it's a built‑in, inflation‑adjusted, lifetime income stream that plays a central role in retirement ...

For Lori Walla, subscribing to an investment newsletter means more than the advice she gets to help her and her husband, Quincy, manage their Vanguard IRA. Researching mutual fund options is an ...

After age 50, investors need more than a pie chart -- they need a retirement plan. SEE ALSO: Are You Working with a Retirement Specialist? As an investment adviser representative, I meet with retirees ...