Janet Kidd Stewart

Older Americans can now give portions of their retirement funds to charity and collect some nice tax breaks in return, but they'll have to act fast. Under legislation signed into...

Once you've completed the task of selecting an adviser to help manage your retirement nest egg, what should you expect for the money? For a comprehensive plan with an independent...

Getting the right retirement advice at a decent price can be a tricky endeavor. Choose wisely and you end up with a financial plan that can project with some accuracy...

Live better for less in Thailand! Retire to Costa Rica! Breeze through magazines aimed at retirees and you'll find headlines just like these, urging regular folks, not just the very...

There was a time when Conchy Bretos thought she would spend her entire career in government. Then Bretos lost a 1993 election for a seat on the Dade County Commission...

Insurance shopping is being transformed as new legislation spurs companies to offer more combination products that link life insurance and annuities with long-term-care insurance. The Pension Protection Act of 2006,...

Q. I would like to know if a retired employee who has been receiving a pension since 1987 needs to worry about its continuance. James D. Hawthorne, Barrington A. With...

Now that dividend-paying stocks are no longer treated like sensible shoes on the set of "Desperate Housewives," will the allure last? Dividend-focused mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds have...

You may easily survive 30 years after retirement. Will your money? With life expectancies climbing, so are fears about outliving savings. And as traditional defined-benefit pension plans wane, insurers are...

Expect smaller lumps, but better data, in future pension deals from the boss. The pension overhaul signed this month by President Bush requires employers to use updated life-expectancy tables and...