Trump Accounts have been in headlines for months. Few of those headlines explain them the same way. Depending on the article, they sound like a college fund, a retirement account, or something brand new altogether. For parents and grandparents trying to figure out whether any of it matters for their family, the noise has gotten in the way of the signal. What These Accounts Actually Are Section 530A accounts (Trump Accounts) officially launched on July...

Retirement used to mean a short, quiet final chapter. For many people today, it's something else entirely. For much of the last century, retirement followed a fairly predictable pattern: work for decades, retire around age 65, and slow down. Today, that picture looks very different. Retirement has evolved from a brief final chapter into something much larger—a stage of life that may span decades and offer more choices than ever before. When Retirement Was Shorter...