Understand your employer-sponsored plan! Before you can take advantage of your employer’s plan, you need to understand how these plans work.
The Benefits of Tax-Advantaged Savings Vehicles
Taxes can take a big bite out of your total investment returns, so it’s helpful to look for tax-advantaged strategies when building a portfolio.
Saving for Retirement and a Child’s Education at the Same Time
You want to retire comfortably when the time comes. You also want to help your child go to college. So how do you juggle the two? The truth is, saving for your retirement and your child’s education at the same time can be a challenge.
Estimating Your Retirement Income Needs
You know how important it is to plan for your retirement, but where do you begin? Your specific needs depend on your goals and many other factors.
Tax Planning for the Self-Employed
If you’re self-employed, you’ll need to pay your own FICA taxes and take charge of your own retirement plan, among other things. Here are some planning tips.
Understanding Risk
Few terms in personal finance are as important, or used as frequently, as “risk.” Nevertheless, few terms are as imprecisely defined.
Deciding What to Do with Your 401(k) Plan When You Change Jobs
When you change jobs, you need to decide what to do with the money in your 401(k) plan. Should you leave it where it is or take it with you?
Caring for Your Aging Parents
Caring for your aging parents is something you hope you can handle when the time comes, but something you probably hope you never have to do.
Five Things to Watch Out for When Buying Long-Term Care Insurance
You’ve researched long-term care insurance (LTCI) and are seriously thinking of buying a policy. Just make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons–don’t be swayed by unsubstantiated sales pitches. Here are some claims you’ll want to think twice about.
Introduction to Retirement Planning
Retirement planning involves an analysis of the various choices you can make today to help provide for your financial future. To make appropriate choices, you need to predict–as well as you can–your future economic circumstances.
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