Taking care of yourself as you age is becoming a huge expense for the record 4.18 million Americans who turned 65 last year. According to actuarial firm Milliman, the average person in this age group ...

I often talk about “bucketing”—structuring a portfolio based on anticipated spending needs—in relation to overall retirement spending. Parking near-term spending needs in cash, intermediate-term ...

Stand-alone long-term care insurance policies have been waning in popularity, owing to a combination of skyrocketing premiums and difficult claims experiences by consumers. In their place, so-called ...

The best long-term mutual funds right now are the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, Fidelity Contrafund and T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund. Long-term mutual funds are the financial version of "slow and ...