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Are You Taking Advantage Of This Retirement Account?

Have you heard of Roth 401(k)s? They usually come up when talking about retirement for Millennials, however, today’s article thinks Roth 401(k)s may be right for not only Millennials but also Gen Xers and baby boomers. Here’s one of the benefits, “With a tax-free account, you can avoid required minimum withdrawals after age 70½ (as long as you roll over… 

Is It Smart To Retire Early?

You’ve done everything you were supposed to to save for retirement and you actually saved up enough to possibly retire early. As appealing as it may sound to retire a bit earlier than expected, is it the right decision? Today’s article discusses that very topic, “…don’t jump to conclusions. Deciding whether to kick up your feet a few years ahead… 

Financial Literature For The Beginner Investor

If you want to begin investing and you don’t know where to start, you may want to take a look at this. Today’s article discusses books for rookie investors looking for reading material. Here’s what they had to say, “Investing for beginners means making beginner’s mistakes. But by educating yourself beforehand, you can hopefully keep the financial pain to a… 

Easy To Follow Retirement Timeline

Here’s a great retirement article with a timeline to help guide you in making the best decisions for your retirement. The timeline starts at 50 and explains that while you are still working you should, “begin making catch-up contributions to your retirement accounts. The annual catch-up contribution for an Individual Retirement Account is $1,000 on top of the base $5,500… 

Saving A Little Is Still Saving For Retirement

Even if you aren’t saving as much for retirement as you think you should or would like to, there’s no need to panic. Today’s article discusses six ways people who save less for retirement can still do it. Here’s one,”Some people believe that their home is their retirement investment. However, downsizing before retirement not only provides savings from the sale… 

Move Over Stock Market?

Technology may be at it again. It seems like technology is always bringing change and it’s usually in a big way and now it may be changing the way we invest. According to today’s article, people are, “… going to Google (GOOGL, Tech30) to find things tied to hot tech trends like seed funding and startups. In fact, there are… 

Investors Moving To Foreign Stocks

Here’s a shocking statistic from this week’s article, “With U.S. stocks at records and many commentators saying they’re overpriced, American investors are diversifying into cheaper international stocks. Investors have pulled a net $6.3 billion from U.S. stock funds this year, according to Investment Company Institute (ICI) data, while putting $60.5 billion in foreign stock funds.” Today’s article explains why Americans… 

Watch Out For These Stocks

Today, we’re looking at an article that has composed a list of nine stocks that you may want to stay away from. Here’s how the stocks qualified to make the cut, “to make the list, the stock need to get a “strong sell” or “sell” rating from S&P Capital IQ, a “very dangerous” or “dangerous” rating from New Constructs and…