When financial planners first began to calculate retirement income needs back in the 1970s and 1980s, many of them latched on to the “70 percent” rule, which
If you come from a typical family, finances were rarely discussed in detail even as you matured into adulthood, which was fine as long as your parents were
The biggest risk to your financial future is the possibility of losing your earnings due an injury or an extended illness that prevents you from working. In
Have you made up your mind on just about everything, even before you know what it is? For instance, when you meet someone, is your opinion of the person formed
Who doesn’t like options? We love them when buying a car, and we expect them when ordering lunch off a fast-food menu. When buying life insurance, however, too
With many people still stinging from a housing market that, in many parts of the country, is still struggling to recover, any suggestion of adding real estate
For Maximum Retirement Income You Need Tax Diversification
One of the most important tenets of investing for retirement is to diversify broadly for the best
When people’s attention eventually turns to planning their estate, they are suddenly confronted with a new language replete with the kind of legalese and Latin
Young families with an eye to the future are faced with a daunting choice – to save earnestly for a secure retirement or to save for their children’s education
As the stock market resurgence continues, investors are reawakening to the performance benchmarks of their mutual funds to see if their fund choices are drawing
With the long financial nightmare of the recession and financial crisis shrinking in the memories of those who endured it, Americans are, once again, setting
It wasn’t long ago that financial planning was thought of as a discipline that only applied to the very wealthy. Most people didn’t feel the need to plan, and
