The route to early retirement

You can quit the rat race, but prepare to ramp up your savings.

Faced with frozen pensions, disappearing retiree health benefits and lengthy retirements, many Americans are choosing to work longer to provide for a comfortable future. Nearly one in four people between the ages of 65 and 74 were working or looking for work last year, according to the Census Bureau, up from 20% in 2000.

More employers seek out seniors

SAN FRANCISCO — AARP is adding three federal government agencies and six private companies to its list of employers looking to hire people 50 and older for a variety of full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs, the group announced Thursday.

7 Ways to boost your retirement

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How to earn more money after you’ve retired

Ready to retire but worried that you won’t have enough money? Don’t play the “woulda, coulda, shoulda” game. Even now it’s not too late to increase your income and your financial security.

Yes, You can work and get Social Security

Even if you aren’t ready to retire, you might be able to get a check from Social Security. And it helps to act in January.

Retire Rich – Learn from someone who did

When Henry “Bud” Hebeler was winding down his career at Boeing nearly 20 years ago, he was appalled at the advice he got from retirement planning software.

What to ask before buying an annuity

Heard the stories about people who are sold an annuity but later aren’t sure what they’ve invested in?

Protect your retirement from these investment scams

Ed and Ruthann Wolfe just wanted a safe place for their retirement savings. During his 32 years at the Rubbermaid plant in Wooster, Ohio, Ed had amassed more than $320,000 in his 401(k), all of it invested in low-risk Fidelity mutual funds.

Six Simple Ways to Retire Rich

Retirement savings plans are undergoing an extreme makeover. After decades of trying to teach Americans how to save and invest for their own retirement — with mixed success — employers have come up with a simple solution: They’ll do it for you.

The oldest baby boomers are more set for retirement than thought

Breathe a sigh of relief. The nation’s leading-edge baby boomers — about 3 million strong — are turning 62 this year and, contrary to popular opinion, they are not in desperate straits.

Taking social security too early can cost you

The first baby boomers are turning 62 this year, the magical age at which you can begin to lay claim to all those payroll taxes you shelled out paycheck after paycheck your entire working life. The nation’s symbolic first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, a retired Maryland teacher, who was born one second after midnight on Jan. 1, 1946, has already filed online for her Social Security retirement benefits.