Janet Kidd Stewart

When Bob Kirk retired a decade ago, he had a couple of years before he was eligible for Medicare. That wasn't a deal breaker, as Kirk had retiree health benefits...

Q. I am 63 and the most I can accumulate at my company is 40 years. I just went over 41 years and was wondering whether I should retire. I...

Rex Smith asked a neighbor about a job. Leah Alexander is using her severance pay to launch a business. Bruce Gilmour used an outplacement exercise to refocus his job search...

Converting to a Roth IRA this year? Make it plural. As of Jan. 1, taxpayers with modified adjusted gross incomes of more than $100,000 can convert traditional IRAs to Roth...

Q. I applied for Medicare in July but not Social Security, as I hope to find work and wait until full retirement age next year. Since I applied for Medicare,...

In an age when 60 is the new 40 and retirees are steering startups instead of golf carts, are we losing the art of retirement leisure? Not long after he...

Q. My husband will be 65 in December. We are getting mail advising that he must sign up for Medicare Part A and B in the three months before or...

It's an old trick, but it's still working. Lured by free lunches to investment "education" seminars, many retirees are hearing thinly disguised sales pitches for products that may be unsuitable...

High jobless rates haven't changed the pace at which workers dip into their retirement accounts, perhaps suggesting that psychology is just as important as circumstances when it comes to saving....

Q. If you are on Social Security disability, can you get any kind of health insurance discount? I'm 56, have had Parkinson's disease for 10 years and have worked full...