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Welcome to Ask Clark, a column designed to answer your financial questions, by money expert Clark Howard. What's With My Social…
PERSONAL FINANCEpundits love to debate safe withdrawal rates—the amount a retiree can withdraw each year from a portfolio without depleting…
HOW LUCKY I WASto be the recipient of a dinner invitation to Ruth’s Chris. I love a sizzling ribeye, so…
VANGUARD GROUPrecently announcedsignificant price cuts for its fleet of target-date retirement funds. Currently, investors can own a Vanguard target fund…
“SHOULD YOU BUYan annuity from Social Security?” That’s the title of apaperreleased by Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research (CRR)…
Welcome to Ask Clark, a column designed to answer your financial questions, bymoney expert Clark Howard. How Many Companies Should…
THE MUCH-DEBATED 4%rule—which Iwrote aboutback in July—is a popular way to think about portfolio withdrawals in retirement. But it isn’t…
TODAY’S STOCK MARKETreminds me of Charles Dickens’s famous line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of…
While there’s no doubt about the emotional toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had, the financial damage has been just as…
FINANCIAL EXPERTSoften advise retirees to delay claiming Social Security. Their actuarial tables and statistics make acompellingcase. Still, as soon as…
GROWING UP, I WASheavily influenced by the ideals of the Protestantwork ethic. Working hard and finding career success provided great…
Are you in need of a new Social Security card? It's easy to start the process online in all but…
Welcome to Ask Clark, a column designed to answer your financial questions, bymoney expert Clark Howard. We’re Nervous About the…
ON THE SURFACE,Social Security seems straightforward: During our working years, we pay into the system. Then, when we’re older, the…
Robinhood's stock has sent investors and short-term traders into a frenzy less than one week after its IPO. Trading under…
VANGUARD GROUPreleased its latestHow America Savesreport last month. The survey details the behavior of participants in Vanguard-managed 401(k) and similar…
Is building a dividend portfolio a good idea, and what are the best dividend stocks? In this article, I'll tell…
OVER A PRODUCTIVE30-year career that ended in 1950, Willie Sutton robbed as many as 100 banks for gains worth $40…
With the current economic situation being what it is, money expert Clark Howard is getting a lot of questions about…
MANY PEOPLE TELL MEthey need, say, $1 million or $2 million to retire, effectively equating retirement with a dollar amount.…
RETIREMENT CAN BEthe best time of our life—but only if we manage it right. I recently passed a milestone: the…
Money expert Clark Howard isn't a fan of investing in individual stocks. Clark thinks putting an outsized percentage of your…
Whoever came up with the phrase, "It takes money to make money," was probably a big fan of compound interest.…
ONE PERCENTis the average annual costchargedby actively managed stock mutual funds. One percent is also thetypical feecharged by financial advisors…
The difference between an ETF vs. a mutual fund may seem trivial, as both are available as part of professionally-managed…
ON THE JOURNEYto retirement, should you focus on setting a retirement spending budget or on making sure you have adequate…
Welcome to Ask Clark, a column designed to answer your financial questions, by money expert Clark Howard. I Have $1 Million…
Money expert Clark Howard is a huge proponent of target date funds as a way to invest for retirement. He…
MANY DREAM of retiring to the beach. My wife and I just did it. We recently sold our primary home outside…
The best target date funds offer a one-stop solution for low-cost retirement investing. In this article, I'll highlight the target…
