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Opinion: I have a rollover IRA and need some help figuring out retirement-plan contributions
How to choose between the rollover IRA and the Roth? Read more...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is packed with backyard barbecues and plenty of fireworks. With 244 years of tradition behind it, you'd be forgiven if you didn't know quite everything about America’s Independence Day. Read more...
As Of Today, 2020 RMD Suspensions Are Finally Good For All, Says IRS
Ronald took his 2020 required minimum distribution (RMD) in January, as he has since he started taking RMDs from his IRA a decade ago. His motivation was simple: He didn’t want to forget taking his yearly RMD, since there was a steep IRS penalty (50%) for failing to...
Here’s why you need to up your financial literacy: It’s costing you money
When it comes to money, you can’t make wild stabs and think everything will be OK. Maybe it will be. Maybe it won’t. Read more...
What this debt expert with an 842 credit score would do if she had to start over with no money and bad credit
Leslie Tayne, 48, remembers being in her early 20s and unable to pay her private and federal student loans from law school. Her first job out of law school only paid $28,000 a year, and she was unable to afford both her minimum loan payments and her basic living...
What Should You Know Before You Create Your Will?
Pandemic or not, it’s important to consider what would happen to your bank accounts, your home, your belongings — i.e., everything you own — and, perhaps, your dependents, if you’re no longer here. Read more...
Here’s everything you need to know about the stimulus debit cards
Approximately four million Americans will receive their coronavirus stimulus check in the form of a prepaid debit card. Read more...
Planning for retirement and stressed out? Here’s a silver lining.
Health is top of mind for many Americans during the COVID-19 crisis, but so is wealth — and in some cases, hopes and dreams for a comfortable future. Read more...
6 Social Security Rules You Should Know by Heart
There's an old joke about Social Security I wanted to tell -- but then I realized no one will get it. Social Security's long-term solvency may be the butt of a few jokes, but you can't question this: The federal retirement program is currently keeping nearly 15...
29 recession questions, answered
We recently asked the Yahoo Finance audience to submit questions about the coronavirus pandemic and the sharp recession it has suddenly caused. Here are answers to 29 of them: Read more...