Last year’s $1.7 trillion Congressional spending bill included dozens of new provisions that will alter how Americans handle retirement. What…
Annuities can provide steady, reliable income during retirement, but in today’s high-inflation environment, it may not make sense to annuitize…
Cash is no longer trash. Yields on bank and credit union deposit accounts soared in 2022, as the Federal Reserve…
There are tough times ahead, as investors and consumers head into decades-high inflation, fast-rising interest rates and an economy teetering…
With a bear market and an economy teetering on recession, any money missteps you make now tend to be amplified.…
The bear market has been especially painful for parents of college students or children about to attend college. Their “529”…
The pandemic’s daunting psychological challenges are largely behind us. Now it’s time to deal with the financial challenges. These are…
Too rattled to look at your 401(k) statements in recent months? At the very least, peek at a new feature…
Wall Street analysts wield enormous influence on investors even though most have only mediocre track records—in fact, more than half…
When we look to improve or alter our financial lives, we instinctively add stuff. The result? An unwieldy mess of…
If you have a defined-benefit pension from your employer, you could face a common scenario—your company may decide to offload…
The bear market is a double dose of bad news for many retirees. Not only has the value of their…
For decades, an allocation of 60% stocks and 40% bonds was a winning strategy that provided strong annual returns with…
Even if you don’t keep a close eye on your cell-phone bill, you’ve still probably gotten the sinking feeling that…
There is no good time to endure a major financial setback, but in or near retirement is an especially bad…
