Many people strive to achieve $1 million in savings before they reach retirement, but the reality is that most Americans struggle to meet that savings threshold. Average retirement account balances for those aged 55-64 averaged about $271,000 at the end of 2024 in plans administered by Vanguard, according to the asset management giant.

There’...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For Deo Agustin, 54, caregiving doesn’t stop when her workday as an in-home childcare provider ends — it simply shifts. Agustin cares for her 79-year-old mother, a job she’s proud of but that she said has worn on her sense of well-being.

“Mentally, it’s definitely taking a toll,” she said.

An increasing number...Read more

He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room.

During procedures, he seemed “hesitant, not sure of how to go on to the next step without being prompted” by assistants, said Mark Katlic, director of the Aging Surgeon Program at Sinai ...Read more

GENEVA — Regular reading, having a command of more than one language, remaining fit or at least physically active, healthy eating, and sleeping well earlier in life have all been linked in recent years to preventing dementia or at least delaying its onset among those whose family history implies susceptibility.

According to researchers at ...Read more

Hapag-Lloyd’s 500-passenger luxury ship MS Europa 2 knows the devil is in the details.

Pots of fresh orchids grace the suites, all of which are outside and with private verandas. The bank of closets, stocked with robe, bedroom and spa slippers, beach towel and branded tote bag, rivals the space found inside a large home. Not only does the ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — For David Lincer, 67, the question of longevity once felt straightforward. He initially imagined living to 93 — close to the national ideal of 91, according to a recent survey. Now, numbers matter less to him than his physical health.

“I’m not interested in living life out in a bed just to say I made it to 100,” ...Read more

BROOKLYN, Ill. — Sr. Julia Huiskamp, all 4 feet and 10 inches of her, oversees everything at the Thomas Terry Community Center: the food pantry, the child care, the fundraising — even the transportation. Her resourcefulness has been honed over six decades as a social worker.

Huiskamp, now 90, has barely slowed from overdrive in a life spent...Read more

DALLAS -- When Troy Comardelle steps outside his apartment, one of the first things he sees is a sprawling blue-themed mural lush with flowers and wildlife.

He said it inspired him to be more adventurous with the decor in his own apartment.

“I just went with very bright primary colors and I have that very tall ceiling, … so I was able to ...Read more