The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released some sobering news for Americans regarding long-term care. The news, which resulted from an analysis of risks related to ...

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need now? By Mark Miller Samir Shah is a forecaster — but he’s an expert on ...

Will you need long-term care in retirement? Most of us haven’t asked the question or planned for the possibility. Washington has long been in a state of denial on the topic, too. Policymakers have ...

We independently evaluate all of our recommendations. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Myles is a former senior insurance editor for Investopedia. He oversaw the strategy ...

I often talk about “bucketing”—structuring a portfolio based on anticipated spending needs—in relation to overall retirement spending. Parking near-term spending needs in cash, intermediate-term ...