Saving for Retirement

Learn how much you may need to retire, how tax-advantaged retirement accounts work, and more

Plan your retirement

IRA

Roth IRA Conversion and Taxes

How to make the most of a Roth IRA conversion.

August 12, 2024 • Rob Williams

Retirement

Starting a 401(k) in Your 20s

Retirement may seem far away, but starting to save in a 401(k) in your 20s is one of the best things you can do for your future self. Here's why.

July 12, 2024

Portfolio Management

Measuring Portfolio Performance

The Sortino ratio focuses only on the downside risk of a portfolio, which is what short-term investors may want if they've got a short-term goal. The higher the Sortino ratio, the better the risk-adjusted return.

June 27, 2024

Financial Planning

Kids & Money: Making It Real

With kids so comfortable online, parents have an opportunity to use the digital world to help teach their kids traditional money skills. Here's how.

April 01, 2024

Retirement

4 SECURE 2.0 Act Takeaways

The sweeping new law will continue to be implemented over the next few years. Here are four areas in which your retirement savings could benefit.

March 08, 2024

Prioritize your finances

Financial Planning

Save for Retirement and a Home

Investing for retirement and saving for a down payment on a home often share the spotlight amongst financial goals. Working on either of them might feel like you have to pause the other, but making progress toward both targets can be doable with some basic financial planning.

July 31, 2024

Insurance

Weighing Insurance Options

Insurance offers not just downside protection but also financial stability. Here's a look at the costs and considerations of several types of insurance coverage.

May 17, 2024

Financial Planning

Money Stress? You Aren't Alone

Self-reflection, focus, and determination could help you take control of your financial life and help ease money stress.

May 08, 2024

Learn investing basics

Company Earnings

Public Company Boards

A company's board of directors can be critical to its success or failure. Here's how investors can factor board makeup into their investment decisions.

August 16, 2024

Government Policy

Learning From Past Rate Cuts

Looking back at the 14 Fed rate cycles since 1929, certain patterns emerge. Still, investors instead need to examine what factors are driving the Fed now.

August 16, 2024

ETFs

A New Era of ETFs

ETFs have evolved to offer access to niche and speculative areas of the market. Read about three recent developments: active ETFs, cryptocurrency ETFs, and thematic ETFs.

August 16, 2024

Markets and Economy

Understanding Inflation

Inflation is a period of generally rising prices, and there are many ways that changing prices can impact investment portfolios.

July 30, 2024

Research

Back-to-School Stocks

September means back-to-school time, which could mean shopping for your student and a portfolio of stock investments.

July 25, 2024

Bonds

Muni Bonds and Extreme Weather

Some municipalities are more susceptible to weather-related risk than others. Here are three ways to help weather-proof your muni portfolio.

July 11, 2024

Automate your investing

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Robo Advice

Investing With a Robo-Advisor

Robo Advice

What Is a Robo-Advisor?

Robo Advice

How Do Robo-Advisors Work?

Robo Advice

Robo-Advisors and Emotions

Manage your portfolio

Portfolio Management

How to Hedge a Correction

How to use S&P 500 put options for temporary downside portfolio protection when concerns over an event-driven sell-off are elevated.

July 16, 2024

Investments

Tips for Smart Investing

When putting an investing strategy in place, it can be better to start sooner rather than later. But investors should consider a few critical principles and questions.

June 13, 2024

Portfolio Management

Passive, Active, Direct Index?

Find out some of the pros and cons of each strategy.

March 19, 2024

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The information provided here is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered an individualized recommendation or personalized investment advice. The investment strategies mentioned here may not be suitable for everyone. Each investor needs to review an investment strategy for his or her own particular situation before making any investment decision.

All expressions of opinion are subject to change without notice in reaction to shifting market conditions. Data contained herein from third-party providers is obtained from what are considered reliable sources. However, its accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed.

Examples provided are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve.

Investing involves risk, including loss of principal.

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