Choosing the right claiming strategy can add $100,000 or more to your lifetime retirement income.

You can get a big one-time payment from Social Security. But you will give up other benefits, so proceed carefully.

As the population ages and workers get displaced, a smaller portion of income is derived from actual work.

You want to be sure that your income will last throughout retirement. A financial planner offers key guidelines.

Deferring Social Security to get the highest possible benefit sounds great. Too bad that strategy doesn't work for most people.

Q. I've always heard that 100 minus your age gives you the percentage of your retirement portfolio that you should invest in stocks. Do you recommend that rule of thumb as a good way to...