STATE PENSION is a vital part of millions of pensioners' incomes. But some have been underpaid tens of thousands of pounds due to historic failings - could you be one of them?
The 5 steps of retirement planning are knowing when to start, calculating how much money you'll need, setting priorities, choosing accounts and picking investments.
Why Gen Xers worry about their financial future—and what you can do to assure yours FOR YEARS, Mike Cundall Jr. thought he was on the proper path to retirement. A professor of philosophy at North Carolina A&T University, Cundall, 49, and his wife, Amy Werner, 48, a fundraiser at High Point University, did everything right. Since they entered the workforce, they have put money from every paycheck into 401(k) plans and Roth IRAs. But now Cundall is beginning to wonder whether the couple’s savings
It’s OK; everybody makes mistakes. Just try to avoid the kind that might ruin your retirement.
Why is it important to be finacialy literate? Here is a list of 10 finacial statistics that emphasizes on the need of having that basic financial knowledge.
There's still time to lower your 2023 tax bill or boost your refund with a spousal IRA for married couples. Here's who qualifies.
For those of us who don't have to work after they have alreayd retired, there are multiple reasons to do so anyway -- especially if the work feels less like ...
The contrast between saving vs. saving plus investing is stark, and the implications for a happy retirement are clear.
Like all financial decisions, retirement planning should be unique to your preferences, resources and needs. With pensions at a premium and the future of Social Security increasingly insecure, most...
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Built into the idea of being a couple is having a joint bank account.
Get prepared for what’s next, now.
On this week's BETTER Business, Stephanie Ruhle breaks down the headlines around women and retirement, kids and allowance, and investing your money in companies that do well and do good.
Don't let this retirement perk pass you by.
When you see funny and weird pictures depicting an improbable scenario, lousy acting, and that peculiar editing style, you can instantly tell that they are stock images. Cue: ridiculous stock photos.
Fidelity Investments reports that contribution rates and average balances for retirement accounts hit record levels at the end of the third quarter. Promising savings trends may help investors weather recent market volatility, too.
Most baby boomers do not feel financially ready to retire. Semi-retirement and flexible work is what most want now.
401(k), IRA, retirement, oh my!
I'd like to explain ... well ... why this website exists. Afford Anything promotes a handful of radical ideas: #1: You can create financial independence -- the ability to quit trading-time-for-money, because your investments cover your bills. #2: Financial independence comes from passive income. #3: To build passive income, you'll first need to create a gap between what you earn and what you spend. Your job is straightforward: build the gap, invest the gap, repeat. Once you reach financial independence, your options explode. You don't have to work in a crummy cubicle. You don't have to punch a time clock. You don't have to serve irritating clients. You can spend
Retirement means never having to work again, but how do you make money without doing any work? Here are 3 ways to make a full-time salary without working.
We’ve all been conditioned to seek more. More things. More respect and prestige. And a lot more money. The only problem is that money can't buy happiness.
If you're one of the millions of Americans turning 65 this year, here's what should you know about retirement — whether you intend to continue working or not.
Not sure where to start with your retirement plan? Here's a quick way to estimate your retirement savings needs.
4 factors help determine the answer to the question every retiree asks
Whether you're in your 20s, 30s, 40s, of 50-plus, most everyone has to save for retirement. A personal finance expert offers some advice.
Student loan payments getting you down? Try an income-based repayment plan to shrink those payments to a manageable size.
The financial guru offers practical advice for any financial stage, whether you're paycheck-to-paycheck or worried about your stocks
Economist Wade Pfau’s views on funding retirement, subject of a recent Barron’s article, spurred a lot of comments from readers, including those who believed Pfau erred by not touting the virtues of stocks or real estate investment trusts that have histories of paying high dividends. Pfau is dubious. Owning stocks that pay a high dividend doesn’t provide the same secure retirement income as owning safe bonds “because dividends can be cut,” he says. He adds that if retirees are willing to own a
A STATE PENSION update has been issued to thousands of people who could be eligible for payments, following an error which has been identified.
Have you figured out your life goals? How can you learn these goals and start planning? Check out these unique tips to find your goals and your purpose.
This is how financial advisors recommend you approach early retirement so you can spend more time traveling.
If you have cared for someone during the pandemic, you could be missing out on essential benefit credits.
Gen Z is making lifestyle changes to ditch the drudgery of their day jobs.
Brace yourself against some of these possible causes of bankruptcy. You may not be able to prevent every risk, but you can reduce your odds of financial disaster.
By Eric Braun and Sandy Donovan, coauthors of The Survival Guide for Money Smarts: Earn, Save, Spend, Give Do you think teaching financial literacy to your students sounds risky? Maybe you imagine …
Can you tell me what investments are in your IRA or 401(k) account? If not, it's time to find out—these funds determine your long-term security, after all. Here's what you need to know.
There are lots of things Uncle Sam can’t touch — so long as you play by the rules.
If you're one of the millions of Americans turning 65 this year, here's what should you know about retirement — whether you intend to continue working or not.
Here's one of the worst retirement plans you can have, and many people are counting on it.
