Retirement

Every year, the Social Security Administration uses inflation data to decide how much to increase Social Security benefits. This is known as the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Here’s how it’s determined.

Whether you’re retiring, changing jobs or just taking some time off, it’s important to understand how to roll over a 401(k) to an IRA. Learn how the process works.

Changing jobs can be exciting and stressful. Use this three-step checklist to decide what to do with an old 401(k) and review your overall retirement savings picture.

Divorce changes a lot of things, but it’s important to know how it does and does not impact Social Security benefits you may have built through a marriage. Learn about the rules, survivor benefits and considerations for when to claim benefits.

403(b)s and 401(k)s are two of the most common employee retirement plans. Learn more about how they work and why you might have one instead of the other.

When you start taking Social Security can impact your benefits in the long term. Learn how age 62, full retirement age and age 70 affect your check amount, and when delaying may maximize benefits.

Staying active in retirement is important. Here’s how you can stay energized, put your expertise to use and keep your finances in check in retirement.

New rules concerning 401(k) catch-up contributions went into effect at the start of 2026. Read more.