Despite higher wages and more accessible retirement plans, the average retirement age has hardly moved over the past 60 years. For men, the average age of retirement is 65, essentially unchanged over ...

In 2026, there are some significant changes to Social Security. Whether you’re thinking about retiring next year or just trying to plan ahead, it’s important to stay on top of the new rules affecting ...

Social Security’s full retirement age rises to 67 in 2026 for anyone turning 66 next year or later. The later full retirement age delays penalty-free work options while collecting Social Security.

Retirement ages vary across the country, but the bigger question is whether finances can cover the years ahead. Some states see workers step away in their early 60s. Others push closer to 65. But that ...

Retirement is a journey marked by important milestones—ages at which decisions can have lasting impacts on financial security, health coverage and overall well-being. Because many federal employees ...

Retirement rules are shifting again, and the next big milestone arrives in 2026, when the last step of a decades-long Social Security overhaul finally lands on people born in 1960. That change will ...

One common rule of thumb says you should have six times your annual income saved by age 50. Some people may need more or less than this depending on their retirement date, life expectancy, and more.

Social Security's so-called "full retirement age" — the age when people can start collecting all of their earned benefits — is about to hit a new threshold, a change that will affect Americans born in ...