Janet Kidd Stewart

Tapping the right accounts at the right time matters. Knowing how much a retiree can spend each year without running out of savings in old age is even more important.

Nothing upends your world like the death of a spouse, leaving you at a loss for what to do next.

Your credit matters in retirement, even if big debts are paid.

Debt hurting your savings? Get your finances in order with these tips.

“Buckets” of cash could mitigate risk, according to financial planners.

Should you yield to the parenting instinct that sends you swooping in to help your divorced child? Or, should you butt out?

A widowed reader asks about Social Security benefits, and what the blend should be at different ages.

Janet Kidd Stewart | The Journey: The cuts to a couple of key Social Security claiming strategies continue to confound seniors.

In a new study of 13,330 physician retirement accounts, some physicians are saving a bundle, while others aren’t saving enough.

Starting at mid-career makes it harder to save because you’ll generally need to put away a much higher percentage of income.

Avoid being pressured into investing in financial products at free retirement-planning dinners.

A nursing home stay can quickly deplete retirees’ financial resources to the point of poverty, at which point they may become eligible for Medicaid.

JLL employees said they feel supported, not micromanaged, and incentive pay awards are aligned fairly with contributions.

Chicago PR chief upends agency structure in reorganization

BP is big but not so big that it forgets to take care of its employees.