The IRS announced 2013 cost-of-living adjustments to many of the amounts you and your employer can contribute toward your retirement accounts. Here are highlights of what will and won't change in 2013.

Start diversifying your savings today while tax rates are still low. The good news is there still time to take advantage of 2012 tax rates, which may turn out to be the lowest we see in some time. Here are three strategies to help diversify before the end of the year.

Retirement plans are like sausage. I want mine to be fat and juicy, and until recently I really didn't care how it was made. But then I got a peek at ...

Reaching a retirement goal on time requires aggressive saving, maximizing tax advantages, lowering your expenses and keeping a diversified investment portfolio. As the old Chinese proverb says, "The best time to plant an oak tree was 20 years ago, and the next best time is today."

An estimated 10,000 baby boomers turn age 65 each day. Many of them have a significant portion of their retirement savings invested in non-guaranteed defined contribution plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs. As they retire, they will need to switch from saving to spending down.

Can Twitter make saving for retirement cool? On Friday, a day when some of the hashtags trending on the social networking site Twitter included #If...

Even if you don't have a retirement plan through your job, you can still save for the future. One of the best ways to do so is through a Roth IRA.

By Heather Struck NEW YORK, March 14 (Reuters) - Americans often view saving for retirement as a choice between contributing to a workplace 40...