Understanding What is a “Salary”
If you don’t understand the right definition of a salary, keep reading to find out everything there is to know.
Simple Saving Strategies
Here are the top saving strategies you can use if you want to save in an easy and relaxed way
Sorting Out Your Retirement Plan
Here is everything you need to know about how to sort out your retirement plan.
You Need to Review Your 401(k)
If your 401(k) has been on autopilot for months, take time now to give your retirement account its annual checkup—while you still have time before the end of the year to make some strategic moves.
Uh-oh, Your Identity Just Got Stolen?
What to do in case your identity gets stolen? Here are all the answers you need.
Paying Taxes Wisely: Smart Moves For Withdrawals
Here are two ways to possibly reduce taxes in retirement while extending the life of your nest egg by being smart about which accounts you tap first.
The Most Important Pieces of the Retirement Puzzle
No matter what you do for a living, all of us have some sort of “retirement” plan in our minds. It might be part-time consulting in your field for a premium or it could be retiring to Lake Havasu and acting like your grandparents did, but planning is key to realizing whatever dream you have…
Ready for a Pay Raise? Try This!
If you’ve ever spoken to a financial planner, he or she may discuss the topic of mental accounting. Most of us manage our budgets this way: We already know where most of our paycheck is going before we even receive it. When the check on the 15th arrives, it’s allocated to the cable bill, or…
How Much Will It Take to Retire?
In other words, how much do you need to retire comfortably? By now, you’ve likely heard the conventional wisdom: that you should aim to have a nest egg of $1 million to $1.5 million. Or that your savings should amount to 10 to 12 times your current income. For people approaching retirement, those figures might be a source…
The Customer May Not Always Be Right, But They’re Always the Customer
That story about a woman who returned a Christmas tree to Costco on Jan. 4 “because it [was] dead” – and got a full refund – sure got people talking. Costco gave the woman a refund after questioning her, verifying the purchase on her account, and shaming her “to a small degree,” Fortune reported. This seems to…