About 23% of people over 50 want to delay their retirements over financial readiness and economic worries, a survey found.

The word “retirement” doesn’t always evoke the most positive images. Many tend to think only of people getting older and receding from the workforce. Michael Clinton, 70, noticed this when he retired ...

In the old days, when people retired, 30 or 40 years of service to a company was often rewarded with a gold watch. Today it’s more likely to be a gold alarm clock, so those employees can get ...

Whether it's going back to work part time, moving in with roommates or making do with less, older Americans are getting creative about retirement. People share their retirement, 401k, Social ...

In 2003 I retired from the corporate world. Everybody was happy except for my wife since I was about to invade her space at home like a horde of marauding Huns. But my retirement wasn't to be like ...

But in reality, most workers are far from reaching that goal — and there's a significant chunk of older people who are nearing their golden years without a penny in retirement savings. About 27% ...

ILLUSTRATION: Getty Images While older workers were not disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 recession, many older workers, like their younger counterparts, did experience layoffs.

But while a 65-year-old is more likely to apply for a desk job or remote work than something that requires heavy lifting, said Monique Morrissey, a senior economist specializing in retirement ...

So, while 63% of non-retired workers under the age of 34 look forward to a full retirement, that figure drops to 59% among those ages 35 to 54 and then plummets to 36% for those 55 and older.

Here's how many people actually reach retirement age with $1 million. Retiring a millionaire is common, ... But that includes households of all ages ranging from 18 to 95 years old.