Still Haven’t Taken Your 2025 RMD? Here’s What You Need to Do.
It makes sense that you'd want to leave your retirement savings in your account as long as you can. This gives your investments more time to grow and avoids unnecessary...
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This Might Be Controversial but Most Travel Cards Aren’t Worth It
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Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment: What to Know About Switching Plans
A lot of people are familiar with Medicare's annual fall open enrollment period, which starts in mid-October and runs until early December each year. But if you're on a Medicare...
5 Steps That Dramatically Cut Your Risk of Identity Theft in 2026
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More Older Americans Are Un-Retiring. Should You?
Many people retire with the intent to never work again. But in a recent AARP survey, 6% of older Americans said last summer that they'd returned to work over the...
FSAs Did Something This Year They Haven’t Done Since 1986
Those who use the dependent care FSA got some great news this year. The limit on the amount you can put away pre-tax permanently increased for the first time since...
3 Signs You Should Wait 1 More Year Before Retiring
At some point in your career, you may feel ready to narrow down a specific retirement date. You may, for example, decide at age 57 that based on your current...
Good News and Not-So-Good News for Social Security Recipients in 2026
2026 is shaping up to be a big year for Social Security recipients, with some welcome changes and some that are not so welcome. If you're not intimately familiar with...
Credit Card Fraud Is Up 54% — These 5 Habits Make You a Hard Target
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Retiring Abroad? Here’s How Your Social Security Benefits Will Be Affected.
Retiring abroad is exciting and can save you quite a bit of money if you move somewhere with a lower cost of living. But it also creates unique challenges. You...
30% of Retirees are Making Expensive RMD Mistakes
When you are retired, making a mistake with your required minimum distributions could have very serious financial consequences. RMDs are required for certain kinds of tax-advantaged accounts, and if you...
Don’t Tap Your IRA Early to Buy a Home in Today’s Market
Given that home prices today remain elevated and mortgage rates are high as well, buying a place of your own could be an extremely difficult prospect. And if you have...
6.4 Million Medicare Recipients Face New Hurdles in Getting Care
Seniors tend to use more medical care than most, which is why access to Medicare is so important for retirees.
The 1 Reason You Shouldn’t Save for Retirement in a Roth Account
There's a reason Roth retirement plans have long been a popular choice among savers. Although you don't get a tax break on the money you contribute to a Roth IRA...
3 Ways to Make Your Retirement Savings Last
One of retirees' biggest fears is running out of money at some point in time. And that's understandable.
Cleveland Might Be the Midwest Retirement City That Offers the Most for the Least Amount of Money
If you're planning for retirement and are curious about the best places in which to retire in the U.S., you may want to put Cleveland, Ohio on your list. If...
The 1 Retirement Myth You Can’t Afford to Believe
It can be tricky to know what to expect from retirement until that phase of life actually kicks off. But one common line of thinking among pre-retirees is that once...
Will Washington Ever Solve the Drying-Up Social Security Trust Fund Crisis?
Whether you're a retiree or planning for retirement, it's natural to be concerned about what may become of the Social Security benefits you've earned. There's no denying that the math...