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NEWARK, N.J.----Whether it's taking stock of all your potential income sources, making sure you don't miss out on maximum Social Security benefits or figuring out how to fund post-retirement health-care coverage, there are a number of critical investment decisions Americans in The retirement Red Zone--the five years before and after retirement--should make.

State Assemblyman Kevin De Leon wants to let private sector employees invest in the state's public employee retirement plan. The Los Angeles Democrat said the California program he announced Tuesday would be the first of its kind in the nation. It would...

Need cash? You might want to consider a reverse mortgage. Carefully.

It is a moment that millions of us dream of, waking up on our first day ofretirement. But the reality is very different, a report reveals today

You?re playing a game and all at once someone shouts ?Do over? and everyone starts the game over. You get ?do overs? in quite a few things in life but...

Once again, Kiplinger?s is teaming with the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors to offer 2 days of free financial advice. This advice would normally cost you $100 to $250...

We're looking for passionate and enthusiastic individual to be the Guide to the retirement Planning site on About.com!What sort of information do we want the new Guide to provide?Well, we're...

A defined benefit retirement or pension plan is becoming more and more obsolete in favor of defined contribution plans. There are, however, several companies that still offer these plans to...

How do you sell financial products online to people who don't understand them? By focusing on what people do understand - their financial goals. To help eBusiness and product professionals develop the right online tools and products, we asked Net users in seven European countries what they were saving or investing for, if at all. We found that Europe's Net users have a wide range of goals, with saving for a rainy day and investing for retirement the key priorities.

SAN FRANCISCO -- After years of almost unflagging optimism, workers' confidence in their ability to save enough money for retirement plummeted steeply this year, according to the 18th annual retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.