HONG KONG — China said Friday it would raise its retirement age for the first time in decades, as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with falling birth rates and an aging workforce.

The Chinese government, in one fell swoop, approved two measures to prop up that country’s wobbly retirement system: an increase in the retirement age and a hike in the number of years workers ...

Anna Frank / Getty Images When you retire, your income usually flows from two possible sources: Social Security benefits, and distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and ...

Of course, your financial obligations for home and family may be higher, too. And that can make retirement planning tricky. Here are six tips to help keep (or get) your retirement savings on track.

For decades, 65 was considered the standard age to transition to retirement. But in recent years, the Social Security Administration has pushed back the full retirement age. In addition ...

The SECURE 2.0 Act is a recently enacted significant piece of legislation that has brought about substantial changes to the retirement account rules in the United States. These changes affect ...

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