If you're retired, or close to retirement, having plenty of cash on hand allows you to take a bear market in stride. You can calmly wait for your stock-based investments to recover.
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The Bible is clear that fear is not to be our response at times like these. But with fear clearly off the table as an acceptable response, how do we balance faith versus a healthy level of caution?
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Based on new research, we’re recommending a change to the process of implementing Upgrading in a work-based retirement plan that offers relatively few investment choices.
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You can't control the behavior of the stock market, but you can control your own investing behavior. Sticking to these five foundational principles will enable you to invest with confidence and make progress toward your
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Here's an overview of recent changes affecting required minimum distributions (RMDs), IRA contributions, inherited retirement accounts, and retirement-account investment options.
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Shoppers aren't the only ones hustling and bustling as Christmas approaches.
The U.S. Congress speeded up its typically glacial activity and approved the SECURE Act last week, serving it up just in time for the Christmas
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MoneyGuidePro®— the planning software available to SMI Premium-level members — is now even better. MGP's new MyBlocks system offers a simpler "onboarding" process for first-time users plus helpful new features for existing
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There are three primary reasons why investors don't get the returns they expect from their portfolios. I'm not talking about when a person makes poor investing choices out of ignorance, or when a portfolio simply
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A year after retiring, more than half (55%) of workers have left their 401(k) balance in their former employer’s plan — up from 45% four years ago. That’s according to Fidelity’s data pertaining to the plans it
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The conventional wisdom about who should use a Roth 401(k) may be scaring away some people who would benefit from a Roth.
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