A comfortable retirement can come with very different price tags depending on where you choose to live. A new Investopedia study compares the costs in all 50 states.

Here’s the minimum net worth many middle-class couples need as retirement nears, and how to tell if your savings are on track.

The decision to downsize in retirement looks straightforward on paper: sell the $850,000 family home and buy the $475,000 townhouse in the 55-plus community, pocket the difference, and simplify life.

Couples who don't coordinate retirement savings may lose money by not prioritizing the highest company match, recent academic research finds. By not focusing on the highest retirement match, couples ...

Meet Kerri & Bill, a couple preparing for retirement by purchasing preowned tiny houses. They bought three tiny homes from ...

It’s never too late to start planning for retirement—whether you’re single or a couple—there’s money out there to put away, but you need to choose the right option. It all starts with your 401(k) and ...

A couple in their late 50s with a combined income of around $185,000 writes checks for an 88-year-old mother's in-home aide. They're also covering the gap between her Social Security and the ...

Trina Paul is a Breaking News and Personal Finance Writer at Investopedia, covering topics like retirement, consumer debt, and retail investing. She focuses on making complex financial topics ...

No matter how long you have been married or how many anniversaries you’ve celebrated, you’re sure to know that you’re stronger together than you are apart. Retirement savings are no different. When it ...

Retirees may need hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they plan for to cover health-care costs in retirement, data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds. That's after accounting ...

Tue, June 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC Split two ways, the national average works out to roughly $579,000 a person, about 35% less than the $898,000 a single retiree needs. Two retirees share the rent or ...