When planning for retirement, it helps to know the average annual expenses. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most retirees spend about $60,000 each year. This average provides a ...

If your idea of the perfect retirement is to enjoy leisurely mornings, you’ll need to start preparing ahead of time. Retirement planning starts while you’re still working. No matter how old you are, ...

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I just started listening to your radio show a few months ago, and I love your advice. I do have a question about the order of two of the Baby Steps, though. The list puts saving for retirement ahead ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

While most retirement portfolios include allocations to stocks and bonds in the years leading up to retirement, most retirement savers don’t hold much more than an emergency cushion in cash. Thus, an ...