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Saving for Your Emergency Fund: As Easy as 1-3-6
Setting money aside in an emergency fund is easier than you might think. Here's how to get started
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5 Ways to Protect Your Money From a Recession
Here are five smart moves to recession-proof your finances, before a storm hits.
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Most Young Retirement Savers Make This Investing Mistake
You've set up your 401(k) contributions, and you're watching that account balance tick up with every paycheck. Congratulations, you're on your way to a comfortable retirement. Now, it's time to expedite your progress by optimizing the investments in your account. That's an adjustment the vast majority of young savers n
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5 Roth IRA Rules You Must Know Before Opening An Account
I’m a big advocate of the Roth IRA. I love to talk about it, and I recommend it to anyone who’ll entertain the conversation. But what I discovered is that a lot of people don’t understand the full extent of what a great investment vehicle the Roth IRA is. As well, many who do have it are completely unaware of how best
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Are You Ready to Invest Beyond a 401(k)?
When it comes to retirement investing, it pays to take advantage of accounts that provide tax breaks for savings. Sadly, many people are passing up the chance to invest in one of the most accessible of those accounts -- the IRA. In fact, according to the Center for Retirement Research, only around 15% of people of all
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4 ways to hit your family savings goals in 2025
There isn't a single perfect way to approach saving money. Read on for some tips to get started on reaching your family savings goals this year
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Making a Charitable
Why sell shares when you can gift them? If you have appreciated stocks in your portfolio, you might want to consider donating those shares to charity rather than selling them.
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Financial Tips for Your Adult Children
As they get older, you want your kids to thrive on their own earnings, while building toward major expenses like a home purchase, raising their own children and retirement. How do you help them get there?
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7 Financial Tips For New Grads
One of the most common things I often hear from people is how much they wish they had learned about financial wellness when they were younger. I particularly think about this with all the new college grads this year. There are a lot of things I’m glad I knew back then and a lot more I wish I knew. Here are a few financ
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Deciding What To Do With The 401(k)s You Left Behind
If you’ve changed jobs throughout your career, chances are you have at least one or two 401(k)s with former employers. If you’re like most people, you’ve probably been unsure about what to do with that money and just left it in the plans. Now that time has passed and your financial decisions are more deliberate, you ma