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The Department of Labor issued a new rule that (finally!) requires businesses making money off of your 401(k) to better divulge their fees. That could ultimately lead your plan to change how it does business, potentially reducing the fees you pay.
Alarming statistics cited by insurance companies that sell long-term care insurance tell an incomplete story. What's the real threat of incurring high long-term care expenses? Read here for insights.
Paying a few extra bucks for rental car insurance may be one of the smartest things you can do.
All of a sudden there's bipartisan D.C. chatter around raising the retirement age for Social Security, a notion that nearly 80 percent of Americans say they are dead-set against. Yet what no one really wants to talk about are the other changes-raising the tax rate, lifting the income limit subject to the tax-that are needed to close Social Security's shortfall.
Four ways to stop spoiling your kids: Raising brats isn't just an issue for rich people (even though they agonize over it the most). We all give our kids too much, and we miss chances to instill critical money and life lessons.
If you're in the "better half" of your life and your retirement savings consist of nothing more than a baseball card collection and a few savings bonds, don't fret. Here's your plan.
Boomer fears of running out of money in retirement are well-founded. A relatively new insurance policy-the longevity annuity-offers a compelling way to make sure you don't have to sweat if you in fact enjoy a very long life.
Half the year is already gone. Here are the two big things you need to do to get ahead financially in 2010.
The checked-baggage fee that's become a popular revenue stream for the airline industry recently won out as the most hated fee in a national contest, beating out other annoyances, including hefty 401(k) fees. That's sorta ridiculous, given that you could be losing tens of thousands of dollars if you're paying those hefty 401(k) fees.
Do a good job addressing the common retirement planning mistakes mentioned in this video clip, and you're on your way to a more secure and enjoyable retirement.
The fact that many dividend stocks out-yield bonds is getting plenty of attention these days. So does that mean dividends stocks are better than bonds?
Don't make it too easy or too comfortable. The big idea is this: this living arrangement should be viewed as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a boomerang adult to improve their financial situation and get a fresh start.
Long-term care insurance may not be the answer for everybody. However, everybody needs to have a strategy to address the threat of potentially ruinous long-term care expenses. You don't want to be a burden on your spouse or children, do you?
Got a smart idea that would get Americans to save more, a lot more? It could be worth $50,000. That's the top prize in the Raise the Rate contest now in progress.
My previous post described one way to recession-proof your retirement savings, by drawing down just interest and dividends from a portfolio balanced between stocks and bonds. Now let's see how you might have fared if you had used this strategy during the "lost" decade of 2000 to 2009.
