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For many parents, a child's birth is exhilarating emotionally but daunting from a financial perspective. We offer five money-management tips. » Read More
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By: Sophia Bera, founder of Gen Y Planning
Millennials struggle as they work to build their own financial independence while also dealing with concerns about their parents' finances. » Read More |
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With an average net worth of $165,700 for Americans 55 to 64, those five years from retirement should conduct a thorough financial checkup. » Read More |
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As many as 3 million boomers plan to retire abroad. Sharon Epperson interviews Michael Ward of USForex on the hidden costs they can expect.
Many young tech executives give up a fat paycheck to risk it all for start-up success. And they don't live to regret it.
More Americans are working into their retirement. But many seek meaningful work, not just financial gain.
Retirees who start tapping nest eggs during a bear market will come up short, but taking steps now to ensure a resilient portfolio can help.
Newly employed young people can get into financial trouble fast. Luckily, financial advisors have tips for the youngest investors.
Rather than maximizing potential returns through big chunks of stocks in their portfolios, young investors are taking a cautious approach.
Advisors say a crucial step in providing for future care of a special needs child is ensuring enough money goes into a special needs trust.
Whether for financial gain or fun, baby boomers are embarking on second careers that can bring in both money and, often, fulfillment.
The Internal Revenue Service expanded dollar limitations for some pension plans based on cost-of-living adjustments.
Having left advisor relationships to their husbands for years, many women opt to find a new financial planner once widowed.
With same-sex marriage now legal in 5 new states, gay couples must decide whether getting married will benefit or hurt them financially.
With 70 percent of newly wealthy people going broke within a year, advisors caution clients to manage new money wisely—with their help.
The competitiveness of your local economy and quality of its real estate market impact your wealth and your investment portfolio.
Consumers who use a financial advisor as their intermediary can avoid the most common estate-planning and last will and testament errors.
Despite being well educated, earning more money and controlling more wealth, many women fail to adequately plan and save for retirement.
Half of Gen Xers and a third of baby boomers support kids and elderly parents, putting their own budgets and retirement plans in peril.
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