Consistently saving a small percentage of your salary is a simple way to ensure you’re prepared for retirement. As a rule of thumb, most financial advisors suggest you save 10% to 15% of your ea...
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The wealthy now have more time to avoid estate taxes
If your family has significant wealth, it’s now easier to avoid federal estate taxes, thanks to recent changes from the IRS. The IRS improved a strategy known as “portability,” used ...
Experts answer three tricky questions about Series I bonds
The demand for Series I bonds, an inflation-protected and nearly risk-free asset, has skyrocketed as investors seek refuge from soaring prices and stock market volatility. While annual inflation rose ...
How to buy Series I savings bonds via TreasuryDirect
Eakgrunge | Istock | Getty Images There’s been record demand for federal Series I savings bonds, an inflation-protected and nearly risk-free asset, offering an eye-popping 9.62% annual return th...
Retirees traveling check Medicare coverage to avoid costly surprises
Tom Merton | Getty Images If you’re a retiree on Medicare and feel the itch to travel, be sure you know whether your insurance plan can go with you. Whether you want to hit the road for a U.S.-b...
Investors revisit muni bonds amid higher yields and strong credit
David Jakle | Image Source | Getty Images It’s been a tough year for municipal bonds, with investors cashing out amid rising interest rates. However, higher yields and strong credit may be spark...
Marketing Foods To Millenials
Millenials were born between 1981 and 1996 and are now aged 26 to 41 – they are a close second to the baby boomers – with approximately 72 million Millenials here in America. SNIPPResearch is a resear...
Why Baby Boomer & Gen X Retirement May Leave Millennials Coming Up Short
A wave of retirements have accelerated a major pilot shortage — but the airlines are not the only … [+] industry facing a worker shortfall. getty Summer travel dreams are in the making. Soon peo...
Inflation is the ‘top problem’ facing America, survey shows
A worker stocks items inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meanwhile, President Joe Biden also has faced blowback over continu...
Your new ‘retirement’ home could be a cruise ship
Jeff Farschman, 72, is a serial cruiser from Delaware who spends months at sea in retirement. Jeff Farschman For nearly two decades, Jeff Farschman, 72, has spent his golden years like many other adve...
Worried about a recession? Here’s how to prepare your portfolio
FG Trade | iStock | Getty Images More from FA Playbook: Here’s a look at other stories impacting the financial advisor business. “We all understand that markets go through cycles and reces...
Here’s how much cash retirees need to weather a stock market downturn
Luminola | E+ | Getty Images Amid high inflation and rising interest rates, there are fears of a prolonged stock market downturn, and some retirees may be vulnerable without a cushion of cash, financi...
Here’s where financial advisors say I bonds may work in your portfolio
I bonds are currently paying 9.62% annual interest through this October, presenting an opportunity for investors with a range of goals, according to financial experts. These assets, backed by the fede...
I bonds to deliver a record 9.62% interest for the next six months
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you’re eyeing ways to fight swelling prices, I bonds, an inflation-protected and nearly risk-free asset, may now be even more appealing. I bonds are...
High inflation may prompt consumers to change summer vacation plans
Summer vacations plans could be in flux this year. This time, it’s not because of Covid-19. Instead, high prices due to inflation may prompt prospective travel goers to switch up their plans. In...
74% of people don’t think they will ever achieve high-net-worth status
cdwheatley | E+ | Getty Images People have wide-ranging views of what it means to be “high net worth,” according to a survey from digital wealth manager Personal Capital. Yet most people —...
Worried about rising inflation? Nearly risk free I bonds may soon pay 9.62%
Eakgrunge | Istock | Getty Images Less risk often means lower returns. But that’s not the case with I bonds, an inflation-protected and government-backed asset, which may soon pay an estimated 9...
Why Biden’s billionaire minimum income tax may be a tough sell
Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., talks to reporters in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden has proposed a new tax on the ultra-wealthy as part of his 2023 federal budget, ...
How to avoid a 6-figure tax penalty on foreign bank accounts
Chuyn | Istock | Getty Images Whether you’re an expat or U.S.-based, you may need to report your foreign accounts to the U.S. Department of the Treasury by April 15 — or face costly tax penaltie...
Inflation is spiking the cost of pets. But owners are still splurging
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Pet parenthood is getting more expensive, but many owners are still willing to splurge, according to a report from Rover, an online pet marketplace. Rising cos...
Inflation is causing some older Americans to delay retirement plans
As inflation rises, many Americans are shifting life milestones, including retirement. Some 13% of Gen Xers and baby boomers say they have postponed or considered delaying plans to leave the workforce...
Here’s how urban and rural Americans build wealth differently
Doug Langley clears the combine harvester’s head from weed before he starts harvesting, during the wheat harvest in Shelbyville, Kentucky, June 29, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters Many rural Ameri...