Retirement

We’ve had Roth options in 401(k) plans for some time now and Roth IRAs even longer. This has given people a chance to discover how Roths can offer savings advantages for retirement and other financial needs. The Roth option has usually been seen from the perspective of retirement alone. “The Roth IRA can payoff in

By Susan Freudenheim, Next Avenue Just as my husband and I, both recent retirees, began drawing down our retirement savings, we’ve been hit by the barrage of nerve-wracking news reports — from 9% inflation and rising interest rates to stock market gyrations and recession warnings. I called my financial advisor to ask how worried we

By Jennifer Nelson, Next Avenue Robert Johnson, a professor of finance at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business, retired from a career in financial education in 2018 but recognized that he wasn’t comfortable spending his retirement years as if he were on perpetual vacation. Johnson says that while playing golf, reading for pleasure and having

By Michelle Talsma Everson, Next Avenue Cindy Kibbe, writing under her pen name C.K. Donnelly, is the author of “The Kinderra Series,” an award-winning set of young adult fantasy novels. Like many authors, she self-publishes her work — in her case after she received more than 100 rejections from traditional publishers. It is increasingly common

Maybe you’re better off saving your money in a Roth IRA as opposed to a Roth 401(k). Of course, sometimes you simply don’t have a choice. “One of the key advantages of a Roth IRA vs. a Roth 401(k) is that everyone that earns under a certain level of income has access to establish it

Topline While traders will be closely watching the Federal Reserve’s annual Jack Hole symposium for clues on future interest rate hikes, history shows that the event rarely moves markets in a big way and experts predict that it is unlikely the central bank will pull back from its path of aggressively raising rates to tame

Topline Shares of Peloton, a pandemic-era stock darling, tanked roughly 20% on Thursday after reporting a sixth consecutive quarter of losses, as the at-home fitness company continues to struggle with declining sales and excess inventory. Key Facts Peloton’s stock fell 20% to under $11 per share following the dismal earnings release, which showed the fitness

Given the stock market’s performance this year, you may be thinking about taking some losses—otherwise known as tax loss harvesting. It’s a good strategy when investments in a taxable account decline, but you want to avoid some traps. Tax loss harvesting is simply selling investments in taxable accounts that have paper losses so the loss

The call came from a CA resident to AgingParents.com where we advise families of elders about age-related issues. Daniella, the daughter of an 85 year old woman sounded calmly concerned. She said that she was “a bit worried” about her mother. She related that her mom lived alone in a mostly rural area in another

With climate change emerging as a significant retirement issue, you may be wondering what retirees can do to protect themselves and their families. It turns out there’s a lot you can do—adapting your lifestyle, protecting your finances, and, if you’re so inspired, participating in activism. Let’s look at each of these possibilities. Evolve to a

A few million Americans retired earlier than expected during the pandemic, which became known as the Great Resignation. That broke a long-term trend in which the average retirement age gradually increased. But it looks like the long-term trend is back in place. Many of the pandemic retirees have returned to work or are thinking about

Topline Shares of videoconferencing service Zoom, one of 2020’s pandemic-era stock market darlings, have continued to struggle this year, plunging 15% on Tuesday after several Wall Street analysts downgraded the stock amid concerns that the company faces slowing revenue growth. Key Facts A day after reporting quarterly earnings that underwhelmed investors, Zoom’s stock fell over

After a lifetime of working, many seniors have decided to travel the country in a recreational vehicle, commonly known as an RV. How many do this is anyone’s guess but there are plenty. One website notes one million Americans live in RVs. An RV statistics website reports 57% of the respondents who RV are over

Topline The stock market continued to plunge on Monday after the summer rally on Wall Street fizzled out last week, with investors once again growing nervous about aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve as experts warn that the “textbook” bear market rally has run out of steam. Key Facts Stocks were on track

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Pay less attention to stock prices and more to what your portfolio companies are earning. Is the bear market about to resume? Maybe. But even if it doesn’t, there will be a big correction at some point and then another and then another. What’s your plan

Public pension benefits provide a vital source of retirement security to the retired public employees who earned them during their years of public service. But the impact of public pension benefits goes beyond the retirees, spouses, and other beneficiaries of these plans. These benefit dollars also play a critical role in supporting local economies, especially

Topline The stock market fell on Wednesday, with the recent rally on Wall Street taking a breather as investors assessed the latest batch of retail earnings—particularly a sharp drop in profits from Target—and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July policy meeting. Key Facts Stocks reversed some of their gains from earlier this week: The Dow

Topline Though stocks have mounted a stunning comeback from June lows as investors grow more optimistic about cooling inflation and the Federal Reserve potentially scaling back interest rate hikes, the recent rebound is nothing more than a “classic bear” market rally which is likely to hit new lows, according to analysts at Bank of America.

Falling stock and bond prices coupled with higher prices for most goods and services are upending many retirement plans. That’s what happens when sequence of returns risk goes from a possibility to a realized event. About 48% of people who were planning to retire in 2022 are putting their plans on hold or reconsidering them,

Topline With the S&P 500 surging 17% since a low point in mid-June, big names like Ford, Tesla and Netflix have been among the top gainers, while several energy and consumer stocks have slumped despite the broad stock market rebound in recent months. Key Facts The benchmark S&P 500 index has erased most of its