Retirement and Aging

Money may not be able to buy happiness, but a new study indicates it may be able to help you live healthier for a few more years.

The idea of test-driving retirement — whether by cutting living expenses or staying for a few weeks at a potential retirement destination — makes sense to a lot of people. But it’s not easy.

Most retirees regret not saving more. Hoping to learn from others’ mistakes, I asked advisers with the Financial Planning Association and the Alliance of Comprehensive Planners to share their clients’ biggest regrets about retirement.

How prevalent is "ageism?" And how can someone "of a certain age" launch a successful job search?

Since surgery is an expensive and complicated option, you may wonder what else you can do to reduce knee pain. Beware: some treatments are bogus and even dangerous.

During your working years, you may not have a lot of choice about where you live. Once you retire, the world is your oyster.

A new law expanding retirement plan options for small businesses may encourage more companies to offer the benefits to their workers.

There's a rising need for geriatricians — a physician who specializes in the care of older adult, but where will they come from? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/health/geriatricians-shortage.html

Many older adults across the United States have sought volunteering opportunities as a way to feel healthier in retirement, according to a recent UnitedHealthcare survey.

The U.S. grew from 2018 to 2019 by almost a half percent, or about 1.5 million people, with the population standing at 328 million this year, according to population estimates.

A center in San Jose is providing services to about 90 elders with dementia and dozens of children in its licensed daycare facility

Although turmeric is a common spice in many home pantries, many people are not familiar with its purported health effects. Relieving arthritis pain is one of many such purported health effects.

By law, federal benefits increase when the cost of living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

U.S. taxpayer dollars will be used to fund private pensions for the first time. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/business/coal-miner-pensions-bailout.html

Many scams are universal. But some target older adults specifically or affect them disproportionately. We spoke with experts to see what to look out for.

Your expenses don't end when your paychecks do, but creating a reliable income stream in retirement can be tricky. The right choices can result in sustainable income for the rest of your life. The wrong choices could leave you uncomfortably short of cash.

Instead of telling your parent what to do, ask how they’d prefer to solve problems. Elicit their priorities and recognize their values when making suggestions.

The Secure Act — which stands for Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement — is designed to help more people set aside more money for retirement.

Not long ago, I passed the two-year mark of my retirement as editor of Kiplinger’s. That apparently is something of a milestone.

Solo travel among older adults, particularly women, is a fast-growing part of the travel market.