Latest articles by Mary Beth Franklin
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5 Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make
Making Your Money Last You get only one shot at choosing a payout plan.
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Where to Find Hidden Savings on Your 1040
Tax Breaks Goodies galore are buried in your 2006 return. We'll help you uncover them.
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A Better Deal When You Inherit a 401(k)
Making Your Money Last Instead of being hit with a big bill, heirs can now spread the taxes over a lifetime.
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Divorce and Dependents: Who Claims the Kids?
taxes It can get messy if both parents try to claim the dependency exemption.
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24 Ways to Spend Your Flex Funds
Employee Benefits Many employers now give employees until mid-March to clean out their flexible spending accounts. Here's how to use the money.
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Retirement Saving Made Easy
retirement Follow these simple steps to amass a fortune.
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Make Your Money Last a Lifetime
Making Your Money Last The days of a simple source of retirement income are over. Most retirees will have to rely on a patchwork of sources.
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The New Kiddie Tax
spending How the latest rules on kids' investment income will (or won't) affect you.
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En Route to Easy Street
retirement Here's how much you need to retire comfortably -- plus painless ways to get there, even if you're just getting started saving.
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Lower Your Taxes by Thinking Green
Tax Breaks Outfitting your home with new storm doors and windows or buying a gas-efficient hybrid car can help you score tax credits.
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Can You Afford a Secure Retirement?
retirement of his wallet, as Jeff likes to joke.
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Extreme Early Retirement
Making Your Money Last By keeping expenses to a minimum, you, too, might be able to retire early and travel the world.
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3. Do a Dry Run
retirement As with most things, practice makes perfect.
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Investing in Retirement
retirement When you retire, you should expect to draw on your investments for as long as 30 years.
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6. Roll It Over
retirement When it's time to switch jobs or retire, you have three options for your retirement savings.
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Make Your Money Last Forever
Making Your Money Last We outline the six vital steps you should take to guarantee you'll never outlive your savings.
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Your 401(k) Just Got Better
retirement It's easier to save and to get advice on where to invest your money.
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SOLVED: What Can a Middle-Class Family Do to Get Ahead?
savings You have so many demands on your budget. Here's a plan to keep priorities in line.
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Rethinking Retirement
Making Your Money Last What happens when your employer changes the rules in the middle of the game?
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SOLVED: I Own Too Much Company Stock
investing It pays to diversify your investments. Think Enron.
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Tax-Free Income for All
Tax Breaks High-income earners can take the backdoor route to a Roth IRA.
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When to Accept a Buyout
business It's official. More than 47,000 auto workers will hit the road by the end of the year, having decided to accept GM's generous early-retirement offer. The buyout, designed to cut labor costs, may be good for GM -- but is it good for America? What woul
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Inside the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
retirement The federal agency that insures defined-benefit plans is $23 billion in the red.
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Into the Deep Freeze
retirement A frozen pension may put your best-laid plans on ice. But there are ways to fire up your savings.
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