My expectations for an easy, happy retirement were quickly squashed. As I look back I made two major mistakes. First, my husband and I decided to move the year we both retired. As an expert on ...

As you near your retirement years, dreams of the daily freedoms and the life to come can certainly take over. Watching grandchildren grow, traveling the world, finding new hobbies or just enjoying ...

Want a happy retirement? Of course, you do! The Dalai Lama himself described happiness as “the purpose of our lives.” At retirement, however, that desire often becomes an expectation.

How To Practice Being Happy In Retirement. ByRobert Laura, Former Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Feb 25, 2015, 02:32pm EST Feb 25, 2015, 02:37pm ...

I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. What’s the difference between a happy retirement, and a not-so-happy retirement? Financial planners have the unique perspective of seeing ...

Learn to be social.Staying happy in retirement means staying connected, says Pillemer. “As we experience the loss of work relationships and the loss of significant others because of moves or ...

My life’s work involves building and managing investment strategies that help people achieve their happy retirement in dollars and cents. I think the most important thing to understand about ...

While everyone will have different financial needs and goals in retirement, a new study shows there may be a dollar amount tied to happiness. Here's how much it costs to retire happy. In a study ...

Although the financial picture gets most of our attention, it is only one element of a happy retirement. A long-term Harvard study reveals what it really takes to be happy, and it isn’t money.

Today's question: How can these folks improve their odds of a happy retirement? For an answer, I turned to economists who have done work in the emerging field of "happiness research" -- and came ...

If that doesn’t hit you right in the feels, then frankly you are dead on the inside and we feel sorry for you. Happy retirement to the greatest sportsman this country has ever produced.