Most financial to-do lists focus on what you need to get done by Dec. 31, but there’s also a brief window early in the new year to save yourself some significant cash.
Here are three tasks to consider doing...
Millions of Americans want to do a better job of saving for retirement. An individual retirement account, or IRA, can be a great way to not only build a retirement nest egg, but to save money on your taxes as well.
If you haven’t made retirement savings a priority, now is a great time to start catching up.
That’s because retirement plan contribution limits have been pushed higher for 2019.
The IRS has increased the amount employees...
Living on a fixed income is difficult, but for millions of people on Social Security, the monthly benefits they get make up the vast majority of the money coming in during retirement. Fortunately, during most years, Social Security payments go up modestly to...
The recent volatility in the stock market can make older investors feel vulnerable. Here are some strategies to make sure your money lasts as long as you do.
You’ve heard it before: When the markets become erratic, or seem...
Running a marathon is tough! Running a marathon with a 50-pound backpack is darn near impossible. The vast majority of American’s are unknowingly running their retirement race with an unbearable load. The dead weight dragging us down are the excessive and unnecessary...
Americans are starting to get ready for tax season, with many taxpayers hopeful that new laws will result in bigger refunds. Yet with the government shutdown having hit at a particularly inopportune time for the Internal Revenue Service, it’s still not clear exactly when...
For millennials, retirement may be more of a challenge than for prior generations.
They are almost certain to live longer than their parents, so their money will have to last longer and clear more hurdles along the way.
At some point during your career, you’re apt to reach a point where the notion of retirement becomes less of a dream and more of a reality. So, you might start planning to retire at a certain age, and that, in turn,...
The past decade has been enormously rewarding for stock investors. Even after the recent drop, which still has stocks down almost 15% from the peak in early October, the S&P 500 has delivered an incredible 244% in total returns over the past 10 years. Here’s...
