This year, that ‘magic number’ Americans believe they’ll need to retire comfortably is $1.26 million, according to Northwest Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study.

For 2025, the “magic number” to retire comfortably is down to an average $1.26 million, a $200,000 drop from the $1.46 million reported last year, according to a new study from Northwestern ...

A team's magic number represents the combination of wins needed by that team and losses by its closest competitor to clinch a given goal. Every time a team wins, its magic number decreases by one.

When could the Orioles earn the top wild-card spot? What is the state of the AL East race? All those answers here.

Yet this year, many Americans are scaling back their expectations. For 2025, the "magic number" to retire comfortably is down to an average $1.26 million, a $200,000 drop from the $1.46 million ...