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(Sam Swenson, CFA, CPA) Earn $ 1 million per year and having $ 1 million are two totally different states of the world. While making seven figures each year is a remarkable achievement, saving $ 1 million over a traditional career...
(Stefon Walters) There are many investment strategies you can implement in your financial planning. Bottom-up investing is an investment strategy that prioritizes and focuses on individual companies and their fundamentals. Here are some things you should know about bottom-up investing before...
(Sam Swenson, CFA, CPA) One of the few positive byproducts of soaring inflation is that the Social Security Administration (SSA) noticed it and did something about it. As a result, a number of important changes are happening to a Social Security...
(Adam Lévy) You might not have to pay your taxes until April, but making a few cash moves before the end of 2021 could lower your final bill. And if you’re really on top of your finances, you’ll take action that...
(Christy Bieber) Retirement planning is a complicated process, but an important one. Unfortunately, many Americans are making some fundamental mistakes that could end up costing them. If you’re harboring any of these misunderstandings, you may find yourself with insufficient savings that...
Alex Rosenberg Medicare beneficiaries used 63 times more telehealth services in 2020 than in 2019 after the federal government relaxed Medicare’s strict telehealth rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Friday by the Ministry of Health and...
(Ryan Mer) If you are like the majority of investors, you probably have more than one security in your portfolio. Maybe you are equally weighting a basket of 30 high quality stocks. Maybe you’re nearing retirement and considering the classic 60/40...
Liz weston We are living longer on average, but the number of years we are healthy has not kept pace. This lagging “healthy period” translates into more time to live with serious illness and disabilities at the end of our life....
(Chuck Saletta) I had one item on my to-do list for a long time: bringing my dad to a Duke men’s basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Yet due to timing coordination issues and the fact that this is usually a...