Are you ready to retire? A tool on consumer advisor Clark Howard’s website can help. “I have a tool you can use at Clark.com that you put in how much money you’ve saved, how much money you spend every ...

Retirement can be daunting enough without having to worry about managing money in a completely new way. With the "Pay Yourself” rule of retirement, you don’t have to skip a beat. It lets you automate ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. For many, reaching retirement is a milestone that marks the end of a career ...