There is no doubt that retirement is one of life’s most significant milestones. Most people dream about it from the moment they get their first paycheck. However, deciding when to retire is important.

Retiring early can be an attractive option for many, but before taking the plunge, there’s one important question to consider: how does early retirement affect Social Security benefits? In this client ...

Retiring early is like the siren's call of the working world, luring you in with promises of lazy mornings and unhurried afternoons. Who wouldn't want to swap the daily grind for a life of leisure ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Host of the Retire Sooner podcast and CFP™ practitioner. Many investors gain penalty-free access to retirement accounts at age 59½ ...

Early retirement is a dream many aspire to, but the reality can often be challenging. Recent insights reveal that $1.5 million may not be sufficient for financial freedom in early retirement, as ...

A lot of my friends are at an age where they've been working for about 20 years and are starting to burn out. And I can relate, because in recent years, I've put in long hours in the hopes of meeting ...

Are you one of the many employees being offered early retirement who are still years away from their Minimum Retirement Age (MRA) which is age 57 if you were born in 1970 or later? If so, you may be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Host of the Retire Sooner podcast and CFP™ practitioner. Happiness may be subjective, but with multiple studies suggesting ...

What Are Early Retirement Incentives? Early retirement incentives (ERIs) are strategies used by organizations to encourage eligible employees to retire before the conventional retirement age. These ...

How much money do you really need to retire? There’s no single answer—and honestly, it’s a moving target. Case in point: the latest data from Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study ...

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, ...

California school districts that are at risk of falling off the fiscal cliff are increasingly turning to early retirement incentives as a humane way to balance their budgets, but students could be the ...