When you retire, what will be your major expenses? If you love to travel, then that might take up a good portion of your budget. Food, groceries and utilities will probably take their fair share of your money as well. But what are you missing?...
A 2017 Retirement Savings survey from GOBankingRates found that 55 percent of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. That's hardly an improvement from their 2016 results, when 56 percent of those surveyed said they have less than $10,000 in retirement savings....
At first blush, the term "pro rata" sounds like the worst type of inscrutable legalese. But it's an important concept for investors, especially for those considering IRA conversions or mulling their distribution options from their retirement plans....
Growing older can be wrought with legal problems arising from health concerns, long-term care, and the need for appropriate housing. The good news, however, is that there are tools and strategies that older Americans can use to live as well as possible in the last decades of their lives....