Stop Believing These 5 Myths About IRAs
Here’s an important life lesson you may not have been told in childhood: You will spend your entire adult working years saving for one main goal — retirement. And one …
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11 Basic Questions About Retirement Saving Everyone Should Ask
Saving for retirement is critically important — we all know that. But sometimes, the confusing details can throw us off course or prevent us from doing all we can to …
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7 Things You Should Know About Your 401(k) Match
If you are working and have access to a 401(k) plan from your employer, you may have heard references to a “company match” on contributions. What does this mean? It …
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8 Critical 401(k) Questions You Need to Ask Your Employer
The 401(k) plan is one of the most popular ways for workers to build up their nest eggs for retirement. As of June 2017, 55 million Americans held an estimated …
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Yes, You Can Pay for Education With an IRA
When most people think of saving for a college education, they usually think of 529 savings plans or Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESA). These accounts allow you to grow your …
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8 Signs You’re Making All the Right Moves for Retirement
The 2017 Retirement Confidence Survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute made a disheartening discovery; only six in 10 U.S. workers feel confident that they’ll be able to retire comfortably. …
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It’s So Simple: 6 Steps to a Stable Retirement
If you are new to personal finance, you might find yourself thinking that reaching retirement is sort of like reaching a mythical place like Hogwarts. In both cases, the process …
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These 17 Companies Will Help You Repay Your Student Loan
Student loans can dampen the ability of new grads to get on their feet financially, causing stress at home and at work. According to Student Loan Hero, the graduating class …
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