What would it take to give up the day job and retire young? Financial adviser Simon Hassan says few people want to quit work at a young age these days.

The responsibility of caring for retirees - as well as the cost - often falls on family members and unexpected expenses can quickly mount up.

All Blacks including Dan Carter and Richie McCaw could receive a windfall from a proposed mega-merger of 19 privately-owned retirement villages.

There are minefield of promises across the parties when it comes to KiwiSaver and superannuation. Money editor Tamsyn Parker takes a look.

People become happier as they settle fully into old age, a survey suggests.

What KiwiSaver really needs is to be left alone by the politicians and allowed to get on with its purpose of helping kiwis save for their retirement.

We all know that we should save to ensure our golden years really do turn out to be what the name suggests but why do we find it so hard to do so?

KiwiSaver members should pay close attention to how much their providers are charging, a global research firm has warned.

With so many people choosing to head off overseas for work it is good to check out how easy it is to bring any superannuation savings back with you when you return.

Joe Hockey's forceful realism over the need for Western- style nations to lift the age at which their citizens qualify for taxpayer-funded pensions strikes a chord.

More and more US companies are moving part of their pension obligations off their books and into annuities run by insurance companies.

Check out a replay of our noon live chat on retirement savings - how much do we need to save?

As caring for a rising population of elderly people — some with dementia — becomes an increasing problem, novel options are being tested

The Government's Housing Accord with Auckland Council will hopefully go some way to boosting the delivery of much-needed housing.

It's saving, not spending, that will solidify the recovery and make the US less vulnerable to another downturn, says a report by the consulting firm Oxford Economics.

An American investor with US$500 million ($574 million) has been in New Zealand scouting for retirement village assets and meeting one influential banker.

I got into a fist fight with a 75-year-old man the other morning. Not the coolest thing I have ever done.. but he started it, writes Matt Heath.