The approaching holiday season has a lot of people thinking about spending money, but now’s also a great time for savers looking to beef up their retirement accounts. The end of the year brings extra income to many households, and if you put it away for your future, it could wind up worth a lot...
The stock market dropped this week after the August Consumer Price Index indicated that inflation was higher than expected. Paired with a decent employment report, this inflation data opened the door to continued rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Rising rates are going to have a handful of important impacts on different asset classes, and...
Retirees have plenty of reasons to love their 401(k), but there might be even better accounts out there for you. Some investors should be focusing elsewhere, while others might benefit from some diversification. If your employer doesn’t offer a 401(k), don’t worry: You still have some great options. The perfect account doesn’t exist Before digging...
Even when retirement is decades away, it can feel like there’s not enough time to accomplish the Herculean task of reaching goals like saving $1 million or more. But having the right plan in place can make things a little less overwhelming. Here are three retirement planning moves you should make as soon as you...
There’s a reason many seniors are inspired to retire at 65. Age 65 is when Medicare eligibility kicks in, so it’s easy to associate 65 with retirement. But actually, retiring at 65 is a decision you might regret. Here are a few reasons to leave the workforce at a later age. 1. You don’t want...
If you’re offered a 401(k) with an employer match, you should contribute enough to earn it. An employer match is free money, and there’s never a reason to pass up that help. But after you’ve maxed out the match, there are three other types of retirement accounts you may want to invest in instead of...
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been one of the best investments you could have made over the past several years. It’s up roughly sixfold over the past 24 months, and many times more over its lifetime. Bitcoin’s market cap has ballooned to roughly $820 billion, more than a third of all value among cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin’s...
Growth stocks, on balance, have fallen out of favor in recent months. Political gridlock in Washington, D.C., historically high inflation rates, and concerns about an interest rate increase have dampened investors’ appetite for risk. This negative sentiment, though, doesn’t mean there aren’t growth stocks worth buying right now. In the hard-hit area of biotech, for...
The oil market hasn’t always been kind to dividend investors. The sector has often had to slash or suspend dividend payments during oil price downturns, which have happened twice this decade. This volatility has led some producers to shift how they think about paying dividends. Instead of setting a high base payout, some are setting...
Image source: Getty Images I’ll admit it. I’m the sort of person who prefers not to have to leave the house unless there’s a pressing reason or a hiking trail calling my name. Even before the pandemic, I’ve always preferred to stay out of stores and do as many errands online as I can. In...