Articles On:financial planning
Lower Taxes on RMDs
Postponing withdrawal of funds from your IRA could prove costly, but withdrawing them could bump ...
How to Give to Your Grandkids
If you’re like many grandparents, you’d like to give to your grandkids in order to ...
Life Insurance and Empty Nests
Many retirees drop their life insurance once their kids have grown up, but a policy ...
Free Yourself of Stuff: Decluttering and Downsizing
Once he retired, Jakob Miller finally had the time and energy to organize his three-bedroom ...
Regulators Focus on Frauds Targeting Seniors
Andrew Hartnett, deputy commissioner of the Iowa Insurance Division and president of the North American ...
Closing the Retirement Income Gap
By the time you reach your 50s, you should start to get a handle on ...
How a Roth Can Defuse a Retirement Tax Bomb
A Roth 401(k) can defuse a retirement tax bomb. Decades of salting away part of ...
Reasons to Resist BNPL
Propelled by inflation and the pandemic-driven convenience of online shopping, buy now, pay later (BNPL) ...
Does a Lump-Sum Payout Make Sense?
Sometimes a lump-sum payout makes sense when planning for retirement. Many employers that provide defined-benefit ...
Financial Help: A Company For Women
Kiplinger talked to Stacy Francis, CEO of Francis Financial and founder of Savvy Ladies (www.savvyladies.org), ...
