Funding the next generation’s education expenses can be an efficient way to provide financial assistance to your family members without incurring the gift or GST tax.
A cash cushion is not the same as an emergency fund. And yet, it could mean the difference between spending your remaining years in a comfortable retirement, or an anxious one.
The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in September, its lowest level in five decades. Yet long-term unemployment remains stubbornly high. People of color, men and older workers in particular struggle to find a new job.
To understand the actual impact a minimum wage will have on the standard of living for the residents in a state (and their ability to save for retirement), we have to dig a bit deeper than simply taking the numbers at face value.
Retirement can be a challenging transition. Retirement coaches can help make that transition immensely easier. Here is what they do and how to find one.
Experts from Forbes Finance Council detail some new considerations financial pros and their clients should remember when it comes to estate planning and asset management.
Today’s column addresses withdrawing an application for Social Security retirement benefits, what happens with Social Security disability benefits at certain ages, survivor's benefits and domestic partnerships, submitting an application and whether to file early or later.
If you are trying to figure out how much money you need to save for retirement, there’s an easy rule of thumb that you can use: simply multiply your expected annual expenses in retirement and multiple them by twenty-five.