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How To Make Your Money Last As Long As You Do In Retirement
The main goal of investing for retirement is building up enough wealth to cover your living expenses (and pay for fun) for as long as you live. The problem? There is not a single soul on Earth who knows when they’re going to die. You can speculate all you want, but the reality is, you don’t know if you’ll last until 85
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Money Management During National Financial Literacy Month: The Stress-reducing Real-Life Finance Program
April is National Financial Literacy Month. If you feel like your employees, or yourself, are lagging in your financial planning (or have no plan at
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No Summer Vacation This Year? What to Do with the Money You’ve Saved
From spring through summer this year, we’ve seen travel get disrupted by COVID-19. Some countries have even banned international travel to help contain the virus. SEE MORE COVID-19: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Change Our Spending HabitsClients at my firm who began planning dream vacations many months ago have been a
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Teach Kids About Money While You’re Stuck At Home
We are all locked down at home, and probably running out of things to do to entertain our children. This might be a golden opportunity to teach our kids some valuable lessons about money, and not just because April is Financial Literacy Month. Learning how to handle money properly at an early age might sound a little b
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Do You Have More or Less Money in Savings Than Other People Your Age?
If you have less money saved on average than people in your age group, here are a few ways to grow your savings.
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4 Money-Savings Moves I Wish I Had Made in My 20s
Do you have enough money put away for emergencies or vacations or expected costs? This article explores why and how to rethink your savings strategy
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401(k) Losing Money? Here's Why You Shouldn't Panic
It's been a rough week for stock investors as volatility rocked the market. If you've been peeking at your 401(k) plan balance, you may be seeing
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7 Surprising Money ‘Rules’ Most People Don’t Know (But Should)
There's more to money management than setting a budget. Here are seven lesser-known tips to help you save money and spend smart.
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9 ways to withdraw money early from your IRA - without paying a penalty
The IRS allows penalty-free early withdrawals from traditional IRAs in certain circumstances, called hardship provisions. Hardship provisions spare you the 10% penalty, but not taxes, on the withdrawn sum. IRA early withdrawals that can be penalty-free include expenses for healthcare, college, childbirth, and a first h
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Unemployment May Give You More Money, But It Can't Give You This
Unemployment benefits are looking a lot better than usual these days, thanks to the extra $600 per week the CARES Act provides to all recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some people are actually earning more money from unemployment benefits than they did working their normal jobs, but even for these individuals, u