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Why you shouldn’t ‘set and forget’ your retirement accounts
The Social Security Administration recently sent me several letters suggesting that I may be entitled to some retirement benefits from three of my previous employers. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of...
Traditional and Roth IRA Inheritance Rules You May Not Know About
Inheriting an IRA, whether a traditional or Roth account, comes with certain responsibilities. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment...
Thinking About Semi-Retirement? What You Need to Know
For those on the verge of retirement, last year’s market selloff was sobering. With stocks and bonds down sharply, you may be thinking that you need to stay on the job to rebuild your nest eggs. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment...
How A 529 Plan To Child IRA Conversion Can Turn Your Teen Into A Middle-Class Millionaire
There’s been a problem with 529 plans from their very beginning. They’ve always been a gamble. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment...
$166,000 to $197,000: New estimates for retirement health care costs may be too low
Most Americans underestimate their health care costs in retirement, and that’s a problem because those future bills may turn out to be considerably higher than you expect. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of...
Goldman Sachs predicts ‘softer landing’ for US economy: what does that mean for jobs and inflation?
Federal Reserve Chairmen Jerome Powell has warned that the impacts of the central bank’s rate hikes have not begun to impact the US economy. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research...
How the pandemic changed the rules of personal finance
In the last half of last year, we heard a lot of talk (and we at NPR did a lot of talking) about the Great Resignation, aka the Big Quit. Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research...
PERSONAL FINANCE This Social Security change would be ‘easiest and quickest,’ Manchin says. What debt ceiling negotiations may mean for benefits
Now that the U.S. has hit the debt ceiling, lawmakers need to revisit the federal budget and find ways to make cuts, Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat representing West Virginia, said in interviews this weekend. Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through...
What borrowers need to know about Biden’s proposed student loan repayment plan, which could cut some payments in half
The Biden administration rolled out a new proposal this week to dramatically lower monthly payments for some federal student loan borrowers. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research...
The SECURE 2.0 Act’s Impact On Roth IRAs
As a special Christmas present to all of us, the Secure Act 2.0 is expected to become law right before the holiday. Read more... Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a...