One thing I run into frequently — both working with clients and via correspondence with readers — is people who have financial goals that, to put it bluntly, are not very good. And to be clear, I just ...

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I’ve seen it over and over again with clients: they reached financial independence at some point in their 50s or 60s. And then, years later (maybe several years, maybe a decade or more), they ...

This blog is dedicated to spreading the idea that investment success is based upon stubbornly following a few (very simple) principles: Diversifying your portfolio, Minimizing costs (such as brokerage ...

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The additional standard deduction for people who have reached age 65 (or who are blind) is $1,600 for each married taxpayer or $2,000 for unmarried taxpayers. The contribution limit for Roth IRA and ...

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TIPS are an extremely useful investment option in some scenarios. If you want to have a certain amount of purchasing power available, on a specific date, nothing can do that for you other than I Bonds ...

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