Retirement Planning
2026 Retirement Checkup: 5 Smart Money Moves to Make Before December 31
Here are five moves worth making to make sure your financial plan is ready for 2027.
Retirement Planning
Retirement Mistake
Mistake #1, Retiring Because You Reached an Age Instead of Because You're Ready
The #1 mistake in our 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes countdown: retiring because you reached an age instead of because you're actually ready.
Retire Abroad
Retiring Abroad: When Changing Your Address Can Change Your Retirement
That is where international retirement gets interesting. Housing, transportation, food, and especially healthcare can cost substantially less in certain countries than in many parts of the United States.
Retirement Mistake
Mistake #2, Retiring Without a Retirement-Income Plan
Mistake #2 in our countdown of the 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes is retiring without a retirement-income plan.
Retirement Mistake
Mistake #3, Claiming Social Security Without Running the Full Numbers
Mistake #3 in our 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes countdown is claiming Social Security without running the full numbers.
Investing
Mistake #4, Treating the 4% Rule as a Guarantee
Mistake #4 in our countdown of the 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes is treating the 4% rule as a guarantee.
Retirement Mistake
Mistake #5, Carrying the Wrong Investment Strategy Into Retirement
Mistake #5 in our 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes countdown is carrying the wrong investment strategy into retirement.
Taxes
Mistake #6, Waiting Until Retirement to Think About Taxes
Day two of our 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes countdown tackles Mistake #6: Waiting until Retirement to Think About Taxes.
Retirement Mistake
Retirement Mistake #7: Starting Too Late & Saving Too Little
Welcome to our special video series, 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes, to help you build greater retirement readiness. Your retirement security depends on more than how much you save. It also depends on the retirement mistakes you avoid along the way. Our countdown of the 7 Biggest Retirement Mistakes is a