Six years out from retirement, the executive had all his assets invested in the Fortune 500 company where he worked. He fully expected the stock to double in the next few years. His wife didn't believe it. Her fear was that the stock would tank and they wouldn't be able to retire. Her own part-time salary at a nonprofit couldn't possibly create the nest egg they needed...

When my first husband and I decided to end our marriage more than 30 years ago, we wanted to avoid ugly confrontations and create a solution that would give our young son a loving home with both of us sharing custody...

In recent years, banks, brokerage firms and fund companies have pulled out all the stops to make women more confident about money. Prompted by surveys showing women's feelings of helplessness around money management, discomfort with investing and greater risk aversion, the financial industry has sprouted women's initiatives, hosted seminars and published educational brochures by the ream...

Retirement may be dangerous to your health—especially if you're a man.

A growing body of research has found that retirement significantly increases the risk of clinical depression and even suicide among men...