Here’s why you shouldn’t retire super early — even if you can

Sam Dogen, a San Francisco-based blogger at the Financial Samurai, retired in 2012 when he was 34. Despite the many […]

The 1 Chart You Need to Decide When to Take Social Security Benefits

Social Security benefits provide around 33% of all income for elderly Americans. Seven in 10 singles and half of all […]

What You Don’t Know About Social Security Can Cost You

By Steve Garfink, International Living, There is so much we don’t know about our Social Security benefits. For instance, there’s […]

What You Think You Know About Social Security May Not Be So

By Steve Garfink, International Living, When I ask people what they think the prospects are for them getting their Social […]

Why You Should Care About the Future of Social Security

By Steve Garfink, International Living, “What does the Trump administration—coupled with Republican control of Congress—mean for our Social Security benefits?” […]

Wandering the World in Search of My Retirement Paradise

By Kathy L. Hall Picture this… You’ve just risen from a good night’s sleep to the sound of waves crashing […]

Why Social Security is Your Most Valuable Financial Asset

By Steve Garfink, International Living, What is the most valuable financial asset that will support us in retirement? Most of […]

Make your money last a lifetime

These days, protecting your savings as you approach retirement — with the goal of making it last as long as […]

“The Retiree Next Door”: How successful retirees stretch their savings

Toni Eugenia, 56, retired early in this cozy over-55 community in Seattle Wash. in 2013. By the time she hit […]

The World’s Most Affordable Places to Retire

Americans who dream of a retirement filled with sandy beaches, temperate weather and colorful local life may have another thing coming. That’s […]