The actual cost of retirement may shock you.

KiwiSaver members could see more information on what kind of income they would get in retirement included in their annual provider reports.

Retirement village dispute resolutions could soon be improved, after gaps in the system were criticised.

One of our finest acting and directing talents turns his attention to the classic musical Guys and Dolls. By Dionne Christian

Retirement planning often only works with the average age people live to in mind, while many live much longer.

BNZ has disclosed research finding almost 1 in 3 homeowners will be older than retirement age before they throw off the shackles of a home mortgage.

'Like living in Club Med" or "siloing a generation". Retirement villages attract strong feelings for and against.

My town actually went backwards in the last QV figures, with one real estate company listing a solid three-bedroom home for $45,000, writes Mark Ebrey.

A reader asks Mary Holm: Is it true I could lose all my KiwiSaver fund if the investment crashed?

Retirees need to find the balance between activity and time out, writes Carmel Fisher.

Your advice to retirees to get out there and live it up - and not worry about investing money, or putting it into term investments - is probably a good idea.

The Retirement Commissioner has no plans to live in a retirement home, but she is doing the financial planning needed to look after the wine supply.

A retirement village set up an elaborate hidden-camera sting to catch one of its workers, after residents complained that they had lost thousands of dollars.

Mary Holm responds to readers financial questions - should old people spend the money and live it up?

Huge demand in the retirement sector propelled Metlifecare to push up net profit after tax 78.3 per cent to $122.7m.

Building a retirement fund is one thing, but we might do better to focus on what kind of weekly income we can achieve with it, writes Tom Hartmann.

An expert says many people are living in 'lala land' when it comes to how much they can earn off their savings.

The need to strengthen the retirement village complaints system has been questioned following a report recommending change.

A forum is being established by the retirement commissioner to investigate better ways to resolve disputes.

Benchmarks are relatively important to investors: without them the performance figures churned out by fund managers dissolve into random floating numbers, writes David Chaplin.

The New Zealand Super Fund says it'll stick to a strong equities weighting following a five-year review.

David Chaplin, editor of financial services industry website Investment News looks at growing old and retirement funding.

Ryman Healthcare plans to increase resident numbers by 70 per cent in the next five years in New Zealand and Australia as it also mulls an ASX listing.

New research shows New Zealanders stay in paid work longer than almost any other developed country.

Michael Littlewood reckons the key to being set up for retirement is owning your own home and paying off your debts. And he'd know.

The results of a probe into retirement village residents' complaints and disputes with their owners and managers will be revealed next month and could lead to a shake-up.

Retirement village residents have created their own body, seeking a law review to give them more power.