Even professionals use it as a rough gauge—estimating future retirement costs, applying the 25x rule, and seeing how close they are to the target.

Once the Social Security Administration officially announces the COLA, it will send out notices to all seniors with their new benefit amount for 2026. These usually arrive in December. But you can ...

The average 65-year-old American will spend $172,500 on healthcare throughout their retirement. But many Americans are not ...

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is based on a standard measure of inflation every year. Inflation has continued ...

Estimating actual cash flow needs is a tricky business, too. While retirees are often counseled to estimate that they’ll spend 75% to 80% of their working incomes in retirement, a paper by David ...

Estimating your post-retirement income isn’t just math, it’s about getting the right data, understanding your service credit ...

This year’s estimate comes as Americans’ confidence in their retirement prospects has slightly decreased and a record-number begin their final stretch to reaching the traditional retirement ...

A single 65-year-old retiring in 2025 can expect to spend an average of $172,500 on health care over the course of their golden years, according to Fidelity’s 24th annual Retiree Health Care Cost ...

We also explored how LTSS risk varies with longevity, estimating the likelihood of incurring LTSS costs in retirement by age at death.

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

Most families drastically underestimate long-term care costs, and Medicare won't help. Here's what younger generations need ...

Retirees could run out of money in Arizona and most states, warns a new analysis. Other retirement hotspots like Florida don't fare much better.