Modern Retirement

Midland, Michigan, tops the list of best places to retire, with affordable communities in Florida, Texas and other states also ranking in the top 10.

Federal Reserve data shows retirement account balances jumped 11% to a median $106,000 as 401(k) and IRA enrollment hit 54.9% of U.S. families.

President Donald Trump says his administration is studying superannuation, a mandatory program requiring employers to contribute 12% into retirement accounts.

Americans increased their median 401k account balances by 27 percent through 2025 as automatic employer enrollment expanded plan participation nationwide.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to help expand retirement account access to people who do not have employer-supplied plans.

BlackRock survey reveals 30% of Americans have no retirement savings, but more than 70% support proposed Trump Accounts for newborns.

Discover the best and worst retirement housing markets for 6.5 million Americans retiring in 2026. Midwest cities dominate while California struggles.

A BlackRock survey shows nearly two-thirds of Americans support Trump accounts, a new savings program giving newborns $1,000 to invest in stock markets.

A Fidelity study shows 65-year-old retirees need $172,500 for healthcare costs, with Medicare coverage gaps requiring supplemental insurance planning.

Some retirement hot spots are more costly than others, according to a GOBankingRates analysis that identified the 30 U.S. cities that stood out as the priciest "retirement towns."

A study calculated the amount of money a "comfortable" retirement would require without Social Security factored in and the associated yearly expenses a retiree would face in each U.S. state.

Retirement account balances dipped in the first quarter, but people kept socking away money for their golden years, according to new data from Fidelity Investments.

Socking away money for retirement is something that’s top of mind for many people. Here's what to know about traditional and Roth IRAs.

As Generation X continues getting closer to retirement, some have less than rosy views about their retirement prospects, according to a recently-released study from Fidelity Investments.

ROTH IRA's are growing in popularity among younger generations who are using this retirement tool in addition to a traditional 401(k) which typically has a company match. Here's why...

A recently-released study from GOBankingRates looked at the financial runway that retirees would have in each state with Social Security benefits and $1.5 million socked away for retirement.

Balances for 401(k) retirement accounts hit the “second-highest average on record" in the final quarter of 2024, according to new data from Fidelity Investments.

WalletHub, a personal finance company, recently analyzed which U.S. states are the best and worst to retire in in 2025. Florida ranked highly, but other findings were surprising.

Generation X has been boosting its efforts to build nest eggs for retirement, according to the newly-released third-quarter retirement analysis by Fidelity Investments.

The key factors the report used to determine the best places to retire include happiness, affordability, health care quality, retiree taxes, desirability and the job market.