Many economic factors have taken their toll on seniors' nest eggs in recent years. Thus, if you were counting on a sizeable inheritance to help finance your own retirement, you may want to rethink that strategy.

Back when people from my parents' generation were first planning their lives together, most married couples looked forward to working hard for a few decades, raising a family and then retiring together while they still had enough money and energy to travel.

One indicator that our economy is still hurting is that more people are postponing retirement. If you're hoping to retire in the next few years, consider the following tips.

Brokers have worked hard to convince investors to rely on them as trusted advisers. It is high time they were regulated accordingly.

People looking to solve financial problems are also looking for empathy. Instead, the message they often receive from books about money is "I'm OK and you're an idiot."

A change this month in how professionals offering investment advice are regulated has added a layer of confusion to the already murky process of choos...