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Smart Year-End Move: Manage Your Employee Benefits
Financial Planning For 2021, employers may provide a 12-month grace period for both types of flexible spending accounts.
By Rivan V. Stinson Published
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Boost Your Retirement Savings for 2021, 2022
Financial Planning The time is now to maximize contributions. Also, if you’ve got required minimum or charitable distributions to make, that deadline is coming up.
By Lisa Gerstner Published
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Don't Get Too Hung Up on a Retirement Savings Number
retirement planning There's tons of advice about how big your nest egg should be for retirement but focusing too much on a single figure can lead to complacency.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis Published
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From EBRI's CEO: What's on Retirees' Minds
Empty Nesters Retirees feel more comfortable spending from steady sources of income rather than tapping their nest egg.
By Janet Bodnar Published
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The Pros and Cons of Target Date Funds with Tony Drake
Financial Planning The simplicity of target date funds has made them popular, particularly among 401(k) savers. But investors may be paying a price.
By David Muhlbaum Published
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Oh Unlucky Heirs with Tim Steffen
Financial Planning Just because you’re in the will doesn’t mean you’re sitting pretty. Also: Does October deserve its scary reputation for stocks?
By David Muhlbaum Published
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A Simple Portfolio Is All You Need
Financial Planning It’s possible to build wealth with only a few funds—or even just one.
By Adam Shell Published
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Trading Options for Your 401(k)
Employee Benefits About 40% of companies offer self-directed brokerage accounts in their 401(k) plans, giving participants more investing options.
By Sandra Block Published
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Nontraditional Options Let IRA Investors Crank Up the Risk
Financial Planning You can invest your retirement savings in everything from cryptocurrency to penny stocks. But that doesn’t mean you should.
By Sandra Block Published
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