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Once you turn 72, the IRS expects you to take Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from your retirement accounts each year.…

We all know we should invest and save for our future, but many of us don't know how to start.…

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Entering retirement can spawn feelings you may not have felt since the last day of fifth grade. No more classes!…

Fundrise is a financial company that advertises itself as "a real alternative to investing in the stock market." The company…

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When it comes to investing, money expert Clark Howard favors investment companies that hold costs down for their customers and…

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When opening an investment account such as a traditional or Roth IRA, there's a common mistake people make that could…

We've recently been in the midst of the longest ever bull market in U.S. history, with stocks hitting several all-time…

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One of my favorite economic concepts is that people respond to incentives. If a product you want is on sale,…

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Target date funds are the “easy button” for retirement investing. They can take the confusion and research out of investing…

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If you're an investor and you own an index fund, you probably have John Clifton Bogle to thank. The legendary…

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, John Bogle, founder and former chairman of index-fund behemoth Vanguard Group,…

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Are you still reeling from the recent Wall Street rollercoaster ride? I get it. The Dow has been swinging wildly…

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If you think you have to earn a lot of money to be able to save for the future, you're…

Now that the calendar has turned you can contribute more money than ever to your retirement accounts! If you are…

Are you worried by the current economics news? The latest headlines of looming recession are troubling. But money expert Clark…