Inexpensive vs. Expensive Investing

From running out of money to rising healthcare costs, these are the most common retirement worries — and practical ways to address each one.

A severance package is one of the few moments in a career where six or seven figures can shift based on what gets said in the next few days. Even when the headline cash number looks fair, the structure around it often matters more. Health coverage, equity treatment, restrictive covenants, and tax timing all tend to drive more long-term outcome than the dollar amount on page one.

Eye-opening retirement statistics reveal how prepared — or unprepared — people really are. Use these facts to benchmark your own planning progress.