Financial
From expert advice on investments and budgeting to discussions about economic trends and retirement planning, these articles aim to equip readers with the knowledge they need to manage their personal finances, make informed monetary decisions, and otherwise navigate the complexities of the financial world. Whether readying savings for the future or maneuvering day-to-day costs, the insightful advice equips readers to take control of their fiscal picture and achieve economic stability.
All Financial Articles
If you have ever lost money in the stock market because you listened to investment guru Jim Cramer, there’s a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) for...
3 Ways Your IRA Can Get Taxed…Even a Roth!
The upside of traditional IRAs is that income taxes aren’t due until money is withdrawn…and with Roth IRAs, investment profits are not taxed at all....
What to Do With Your Cash Now
Many investors began this year happy to hold cash in their portfolios. After all, why risk a volatile stock market and uncertain economy when you...
Time to Revise Your Will?
Will your will actually do what you want it to do? You might never know—but your heirs could pay the price if it doesn’t. Working...
Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks
The diabetes drug Ozempic became a viral sensation this year, touted by celebrities, CEOs and Real Housewives for its off-label use to quickly shed excess...
Medicare Advantage Ads May Be Misleading
A new way to get more from Medicare for less…zero premiums…free dental. If you are 65 or older, you’re probably overwhelmed with ads on TV,...
When a Wall Street Theme Has Staying Power
In recent years, the investment world has felt like a graveyard of themes that soared, then fizzled—outer-space tourism…NFTs (non-fungible token art)…the metaverse…Dogecoin. Most recently, investors...
Thriving in a Bull and Bear Market
Many investors believe that you must endure the occasional severe loss in bear markets and corrections to reap stocks’ long-term rewards. “Not necessarily,” says top...
Six Tax-Saving Opportunities
Scattered throughout the Tax Code are oft-overlooked opportunities to trim your tax bill—or even score a free lunch. But if you wait until tax-filing deadlines...
Social Security Can Ask for Money Back From You
Your elderly mother receives a notice in the mail from the Social Security Administration (SSA). It claims that she has been paid too much in...
Navigating Retirement in the 2020s
For the past four decades, retirees have enjoyed low prices on goods and services and long bull markets in both stocks and bonds. But retirement...
Treasury Alternative
This year’s bank failures created a silver lining for bond investors—after the Federal government took control of assets from Silicon Valley Bank and others, it...
