It provides the foundation for every other estimate you'll have to make when it comes to your retirement plan. The toughest part about planning for your retirement is estimating how long it will last.

When it comes to retirement planning, working Americans are primarily on their own -- pensions are a thing of the past and the future of Social Security is increasingly uncertain. As the retirement ...

Early retirement is for the uber-rich and lottery winners, right? I wouldn't blame many people for thinking this. After all, the average American household has non-mortgage debt of $27,000 and a net ...

I love how easily two-step charts are able to relay information to us. You look left, look right and then find your corresponding data point that reveals your answer. If only we could answer all of ...

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This chart may help kick your savings into high gear. Saving for retirement is one of the biggest financial goals you can aim for, and it's not always easy to achieve. The average worker expects to ...

The toughest part about planning for your retirement is estimating how long it will last. Every other calculation on how much you need and how much you'll need to save to get there can change ...

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There are few psychological forces more powerful than hedonic adaptation. As former Fool Morgan Housel once described this phenomenon: "What we always dreamed of becomes nothing more than normal life ...

Retirement is something that many of us dream about and really look forward to. But if we're not planning for it well and being good savers and investors, our golden years can end up less wonderful ...

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 ...