It used to be said that successful retirements are built on the three-legged stool of pensions, Social Security retirement benefits, and personal savings. This was a helpful metaphor to simplify our ...

People in the United States interested in words are learning a new one, semiquincentennial. It comes from Latin and literally means “half of 500 years.” It refers to the 250 th anniversary of the ...

I’m sure most people reading this column have heard the term, “the three-legged stool.” That refers to the platform upon which your retirement portfolio is to be built. One of those legs represents ...

The traditional idea of retirement in the United States leans on the “three-legged stool” metaphor, whereby the typical American expects to rely on pension income, Social Security benefits and private ...