Boomers face significant challenges to make ends meet in their retirement years, and they'll need to make every dollar count -- there isn't much margin for making mistakes. Here are four big mistakes that roughly half of all Americans are making -- and a few tips for avoiding these errors.

Please continue reading for this month's selections of helpful blog posts and articles on retirement.

How much retirement income can you get from your 401(k), IRA, and other savings? That's a critical question as you piece together your various sources of retirement income, which also includes Social Security, pensions, and continued work. Surveys show that many people struggle with the difficult task of generating lifetime retirement income; this post will help you tackle this challenge.

Learning how to generate lifetime income from your retirement savings is the sixth step in my series, 12 Weeks to Plan Your Retirement. 

How can you select investments during retirement that provide a potential for growth, to keep pace with inflation, yet protect you against getting wiped out by stock market crashes? Read here for some great ideas. This supplements the above article.

If you regularly read Larry Swedroe's blog on CBS MoneyWatch, you know the evidence shows that it's unlikely for someone to consistently beat the market. On top of that, some of the smartest people in investing have said the same thing. Here are the best quotes, plus how you can apply their advice to your own situation.

Just a quick note: This is a creative, multi-page, blog post from Larry Swedroe - please be sure to click through to read all the pages.

The U.S. stock market closed on April 26 only 3.0 percentage points below its all-time high on October 9, 2007. Did CBS MoneyWatch blogger Allan Roth jinx the rebound when he wrote about it a few months ago and started his "Stock Market Watch"? Some might think so, but since he's not superstitious and therefore doesn't believe in jinxes, he's doing it again. Read here for his insights.

If you think you can't create wealth using coupons, think again. Today it's easier than ever to make more money through saving. Coupons aren't for everyone, which is why, like indexing, they work so well for the rest of us. Read here for some creative ideas from Allan Roth. 

The most important decision you'll make regarding your Social Security income is when to start receiving benefits. Read here to learn two simple numbers that will help you make the best decision for you.

Married couples seeking to maximize their Social Security income will need to pull off an intricate foxtrot through a thicket of bewildering rules. Here are few strategies to help you successfully complete this dance.