Personal finance

skynesher New retirees — or anyone on the verge of retiring — may want to consider what an extended stock market dip would mean for their portfolio over the long-term. While the market has partially rebounded from Monday’s slide, it’s a good reminder that down markets can pose significant “sequence of returns” risk in the

The Good Brigade | DigitalVision | Getty Images Roth accounts are after-tax accounts with unique benefits for retirement savers. Namely, investments grow tax-free, and withdrawals aren’t subject to tax during one’s retirement years. But there are some key differences between Roth savings in a 401(k) plan and in an individual retirement account. Here are some

In this article TSLA Jeff Bezos, left, and Elon Musk Getty Images; Reuters The wealthiest Americans may be dodging as much as $163 billion in income taxes every year, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and many leverage tax laws to do it legally, financial experts say. Although U.S. levies increase with income,

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images A tax package unveiled by House Democrats would forbid individual retirement accounts from holding certain private investments typically reserved for the wealthy. While proponents think the proposal would raise investor protection and reduce an the use of an IRA as a tax shelter for the rich,

The clock is ticking on the federal debt ceiling. Lawmakers have until the end of this month to raise the debt limit once again. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed Sunday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said failing to act could spark an economic catastrophe. While the legal cap on how much the U.S. can borrow doesn’t impact what

Rukiya Zaman, 7, received a $100 in a scholarship 529 college savings plan as part of a New York City pilot program aimed at closing the wealth gap. Her parents have since started saving in their own account. CNBC Rukiya Zaman, who is a 7-year-old, dreams of becoming a NASA astronaut. The second grader, who

svetikd | E+ | Getty Images Millions of American families with kids have received three monthly payments since July totaling $45 billion through the new enhanced child tax credit. There’s a limited amount of time for families with eligible children to sign up if they didn’t get the checks automatically, likely because they don’t traditionally

LifestyleVisuals | E+ | Getty Images Many older Americans worry about rising medical expenses, and those who may benefit most from a tax-friendly health savings account are the least likely to have one.  That’s according to a report from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, which surveyed Americans ages 50 to 80 about health expenses and savings. 

You want your kids to have a healthy financial life, yet knowing how to help make that happen may leave you stumped. It may be especially hard if you have your own money struggles. Yet teaching them as early as possible can make a difference. “There’s a lot of misinformation out there that they will

Food is served at an outdoor restaurant in New York, August 3, 2021. Caitlin Ochs | Reuters As the Delta variant has wound its way through the U.S., signs show it is also hitting the wallets of some Americans. A new report from Morning Consult finds that the Delta variant is spurring pay or income

Sac C Wat’hn Buy Thna Thwi Phl / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images One of the biggest unknowns for retirees may be whether they’ll eventually need long-term care — that is, help with daily living activities — and to what degree. Many people may end up requiring little care if they need any at

Billionaire Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies, during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2019. Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Billionaire Peter Thiel and others with huge retirement account balances are in lawmakers’ crosshairs. House Democrats unveiled a tax package on Monday that would force distributions from one’s nest