How to tap your retirement savings without getting hit with a stiff tax penalty — but only if you absolutely have to

You are allowed to take a series of equal payments from your IRA or your 401(k) without being subject to […]

Could you get by on the average retirement income?

The average household led by a retiree makes $48,000 annually before taxes and spends roughly $46,000 a year. That’s according […]

How much you should have in your retirement fund at every age

Your Retirement Fund at Every Age If you’re counting on Social Security to fund your retirement, you might want to […]

4 Alternatives to Borrowing or Withdrawing Retirement Funds

Borrowing from your 401(k) or withdrawing money from your IRA  before you have retired is generally a bad idea because […]

How Entrepreneurs Can Use IRAs to Finance Startups

While lots of advisers don’t recommend it, ROBS rules allow retirement withdrawals to fund a business Tom and Stacy Lee […]

Here’s how much money you should have saved at every age

When it comes to savings, Americans are falling short. Nearly 70% of adults have less than $1,000 in their savings […]

Self-made millionaire: Don’t put money in your 401(k)

After graduating from college, Grant Cardone was broke and swimming in $40,000 of student debt, he writes in his new […]

Tales of Early Retirement: the Path 3 People Took

Many Americans fear they’ll never be able to retire, but there are those who are able to retire early, saying goodbye […]

29 charts that explain Americans’ financial lives

by Danielle Kurtzleben I like to think lots of things make us unique: where we’re from, how we were raised, our […]

10 reasons you’ll never be rich

Eliminate these bad habits and you’ll be on the road to financial prosperity. By Cameron Huddleston, Kiplinger’s Bad habits You […]