Baby boomers beat out tech-savvy millennials in guarding their online security, according to a survey of over 4,000 internet users from 18 to over 65 years old released on March
Contribution limits to qualified retirement plans for U.S. workers increased in 2019. U.S. workers can now save up to $19,000 in a qualified plan (a 401(k) or 403(b) plan, most
Every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65, which means they qualify for health coverage from Medicare. The size of that number should get the attention of business reporters, but there’s more:
In the upcoming year, when economists and Wall Street analysts are forecasting a recession, it will be too late to prepare for the worst. The handwriting is clearly on the
By February 1, when the tax season opened this year, refunds for 2018 averaged $1,865, 8.4% less, confirming the fears about the new Tax Cuts and Job Cuts legislation. But
Seven in 10 Americans don’t have the money to pay for a $400 emergency, as reported in this January 2019 blog. An appreciable number (29%) tap retirement plans and pay
A robust 75% of U.S. consumers surveyed in the annual New Year Financial Resolutions Study from Fidelity Investments believe they’ll be better off financially in 2019, despite the stock market’s
“Shop Till You Drop” isn’t just a motto this holiday season. U.S. consumers are expected to spend a brisk $1,007 on gifts, candy, decorations, and other purchases for themselves and
Identity theft among children under 17 is growing. In 2017, more than one million children were victims of identity theft or fraud, a recent 2018 report from Javelin Strategy &
Believe it or not, most of your readers are a lot like the multi-talented musician and singer Prince, who died in 2016, or Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” who
It’s not too late for taxpayers to contribute to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or company-sponsored 401(k) plan before the 2017 tax filing deadline on April 17. But this year,
Call it “bliss” economics. That’s one way to describe the attitude of most consumers surveyed by Fidelity Investments’ New Year Financial Survey for 2018. Approximately 76% predict they will be better
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