Whether you are 26 or 56, if you clicked on this article it probably means you are at some stage of retirement planning. As you read the title, you might have thought: "Hmm. I'm pretty sure I've thought through everything for my retirement plan. Let me think through my list:
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Since the end of September, the stock market has been undergoing some of the worst corrective action in a very long time. We saw some sharp dips back in February and March but the recovery was quick and the pain of the pullback did not linger.
The current correction has...
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Jim had been working diligently for many years. He'd even worked his way to a six-figure income. But when he went over his personal net worth statement with his financial coach, there wasn't much to write home about. How could that be? When they dug...
Millennials generally aren't known for being strong savers. Often, they're critiqued for blowing their minimal earnings on things like gadgets, overpriced socks, and gourmet brunch. But it looks like a large group of younger adults are about to make a very smart decision this holiday season. An estimated 35%...
Though Americans don't get many vacation days to begin with, at least compared to workers in other nations, we're collectively pretty bad about using them up. In fact, more than half of U.S. employees left unused vacation days on the table in 2017, thereby foregoing billions in lost benefits....
Have you ever stood at an ice cream counter and felt torn between the prospect of vanilla versus chocolate, all the while holding up the line while you contemplate your choices? Some of us are naturally better at making decisions than others, but while relatively inconsequential choices, like the...
WHEN IT COMES TO expensive habits worth quitting, smoking should be one of the first on the chopping block. Not only is regular tobacco use bad for your health, it can burn up your finances, too.
"We don't realize how much far beyond that cost of a pack we're putting...
If you read a lot about how to save money, you may believe that the biggest scourge threatening your financial goals are subscription boxes, latte consumption and envy of the Joneses. Having worked within personal finance with people with modest incomes for nearly 20 years, I have learned that...
That plate of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green-bean casserole, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie doesn’t come cheap.
More than one in four hosts say that Thanksgiving represents a financial strain, according to a survey by LendingTree TREE, -1.09% . That shouldn’t come as a surprise given how expensive hosting a...
Student-loan debts are crippling the finances of Americans and seriously stressing them out, according to a new survey.
It’s no secret there are widespread hazards with hefty student loans, but a new report from Student Debt Crisis, a nonprofit organization, and Summer, a start-up geared at helping student-loan borrowers figure...
