Tag Archives: Retirement planning

A woman enters an All American Check Cashing location in Brandon, Miss., May 12, 2017.  Rogelio V. Solis | AP Many Americans describe their situation as financially stable, but economic fragility is persistent across the U.S., especially related to income level, educational attainment, and ethnicity and race. An unexpected expense …

Caiaimage/Trevor Adeline | Getty Images When it comes to clients who own permanent life insurance with cash value, financial advisors have both an asset and a liability. On the one hand, clients appreciate having a financial advisor who can analyze the contract and ensure that it still meets their goals. …

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have passed a bill that aims to improve the nation’s retirement savings, moving it a step closer to becoming law. Called the Secure Act and backed by both Republicans and Democrats, the measure includes a variety of provisions intended to increase the ranks of …

Thomas Dunworth / EyeEm | Getty Images Bay Area tech workers plan to flee San Francisco for the more affordable locale of … New York City. That’s what Wealthfront, an investment management firm that provides robo-advisor services, found when it surveyed nearly 2,700 of its clients who work in the …

Nearly 400 young men at Morehouse College learned that their commencement speaker — billionaire Robert F. Smith — will pay off their student loans. It will take years, potentially decades, to obtain a full picture of how graduating debt-free shaped the lives of these students at the historically black college …

The best time to prepare for being let go is while you’re still punching in at work. While employment overall has been rosy — the unemployment rate went down 20 basis points to 3.6% in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — signs of job cuts are …

Hero Images | Hero Images | Getty Images Millennials need to invest — and they need to do it now. There are many benefits to investing early and often, but unfortunately too many millennials are sitting on the sidelines because they worry about the risk of suffering a repeat of …

With 401(k) balances near all-time highs, retirement savers are probably feeling pretty good about themselves these days. The first part of this year saw record contributions, thanks, in part, to a strong stock market, according to Fidelity, the nation’s largest provider of 401(k) plans. Eventually though, savers will have to …

Your journey on the road to building wealth begins with one question: Have you earned the right to invest? Even the most ambitious savers need to go through a little bit of prep work before they start socking away cash into a brokerage account, an individual retirement account or any …

If you regularly contribute to a health savings account and plan to claim Social Security past your full retirement age, watch out. That’s because you can no longer contribute to an HSA once you’re on Medicare, no matter whether you sign up just for Part A hospital coverage (which is …