Latest articles by Eleanor Laise
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Get Your Retirement Portfolio in Fighting Shape
retirement These low-cost, risk-conscious funds can help your nest egg withstand the market's toughest blows.
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Update Estate Plans in Light of New Tax Law
tax law Your current will, if it hasn't been updated in years, could shortchange or even accidentally disinherit your loved ones.
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Missing Retirement Accounts Cost Retirees Billions
retirement Forgotten 401(k)s and pensions are contributing to a growing retirement crisis for workers who aren't collecting the benefits they are owed.
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5 Best Bargains for Dividend Investors (including Retirees)
retirement These stock picks from investment pros offer attractive yields with reasonable valuations -- a good combination for income and retirement portfolios.
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When to Choose a Fee-Based Account for Your Retirement Savings
retirement The decision depends on the level of the fee, what services are included, how often you trade and any hidden costs that may eat into your balance.
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Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: Ill Health Often Leads to Plan Switch
Medicare The drawbacks of Medicare Advantage plans can become apparent when serious illness or injury strikes.
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Simple Strategy to Spend Safely in Retirement
Making Your Money Last Delaying Social Security and using RMD rules to draw down your nest egg is a winning combination for middle-income retirees.
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Devise a Plan for Your Digital Assets
retirement Why you should decide the fate of your email, Facebook and other online accounts.
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Senior Scams: A 'New Friend' May Signal a Big Problem
Scams From lavish spending to social withdrawal, what to look for to ensure an aging loved one isn't a victim of elder financial abuse.
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7 Ways to Maximize Medicare Benefits
Medicare Medicare is vital to the health of nearly 60 million Americans.
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Boost the Returns on Your Cash in Retirement
Making Your Money Last Safe places to stash your cash, from money market funds to stable value funds, are yielding more than they have in years. It pays for retirees to look around.
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Look to Small-Cap Dividend Payers in Retirement
retirement Smaller stocks paying dividends are generally more mature and profitable, a welcome find for retirees in search of new sources of investing income in retirement.
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Retirees, Break Free From Low Yields
Making Your Money Last Bond funds took in about $201.9 billion in net new money in the first nine months of this year. That’s 64% more than in the same period for 2016.
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Keep Student Loans From Strangling Your Retirement Plans
retirement Understand your options for handling student debt.
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Fee-Based Annuities May Not Be Your Best Bet
annuities New rule is already having a significant impact on how investors pay for investment products and advice.
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Doors Now Open For ACA Enrollment
insurance If you're planning to enroll in a marketplace Obamacare plan for 2018, be ready for a shorter sign-up period, higher premiums and other changes.
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Medicaid Annuities Help Protect Savings
Medicare A tactic to prevent unexpected nursing home care from evaporating the family nest egg.
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Is Your Retirement Portfolio Truly Diversified?
investing Retirees, make sure your bond holdings aren't riskier than you think.
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Retirees, Schedule an Insurance Audit
retirement Pull out your policies and sharpen your pencil: It's time to plug the leaks and find stronger, cheaper insurance coverage.
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Retirement Heist: How Companies Plunder and Profit From the Nest Eggs of American Workers
retirement Author: Ellen E.
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A Winning Recipe for Picking Dividend Stocks
dividend stocks Look for stocks –- we pick four of them here -- that boast a powerful combination of generous dividend yield, strong dividend growth and low payout ratio.
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Retirees, Rebalance Your Portfolio Even as This Bull Market Keeps Running
Markets If you don't rebalance, your stock allocation may grow far beyond your comfort zone, setting you up for unpleasant surprises in a market downturn.
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Retirees, Prepare Your Nest Egg to Fight Inflation
Making Your Money Last Workers have a natural hedge against rising prices because wages tend to rise with inflation. But once you retire, “this insurance is gone,” warns a financial planner.
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Active Bond Funds on a Winning Streak
investing Active bond funds have an edge over stock-focused peers.
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