Retirement Planning
News, insights and expert analysis on retirement planning from the team at Kiplinger.
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Your Parents' Retirement Plan Won’t Work for You (The Stats Are In)
Five stats show how you need to rethink retirement, because "the future ain’t what it used to be."
By Jacob Schroeder
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Worried About Retirement? 4 Tasks to Calm Your Nerves
If you're feeling shaky about your finances as you approach retirement, here are four tasks to complete that will help you focus and steady your nerves.
By Rodney Bolden
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Financial Success in 2026: Who's In Your Driver's Seat?
For financial success in 2026, look beyond the numbers to identify the people who influence your decisions, then set them realistic expectations
By Pam Krueger
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Want To Retire at 62? See if You Can Answer These Seven Questions
Ready to stop working at 62, but aren't sure if you can make it happen? If you answer yes to these questions, retirement may be on the horizon.
By Donna Fuscaldo
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Want To Retire at 60? See if You Can Answer These 5 Questions
Forget waiting for Social Security and Medicare to kick in. You may be able to retire sooner than you think.
By Donna Fuscaldo
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How to Retire at 50 or 55
Yes, you can retire at 50 or 55. Take these FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) steps now.
By Jacob Schroeder
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In the 2% Club and Have a Pension? Beware the 60/40 Portfolio
Income from your pension, savings and Social Security could provide the protection bonds usually offer, freeing you up for a more growth-oriented allocation.
By Joe F. Schmitz Jr., CFP®, ChFC®, CKA®
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Bye-Bye, Snowbirds: Retiring Americans Are Relocating Permanently
Why head south for the winter and pay for two properties when you can have a better lifestyle year-round in a less expensive state?
By Brandon Summers
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Consider These 4 Tweaks to Your 2026 Financial Plan
There's never a bad time to make or review a financial plan. But recent changes to the financial landscape might make it especially important to do so now.
By Michael Aloi, CFP®
