Browsing: Personal Finance

June 22 marked the start of summer, but in the Northeast, it felt less like a solstice and more like a furnace. Cities from St. Louis…

Net worth is easy to measure. But what makes it worthwhile? What justifies the effort, investment, or sacrifice required to pursue financial success? And how is…

I’ll admit, this topic can be confusing. First, let’s start with Social Security’s definition of full retirement age. Depending on your birth year, full retirement age…

Recent wildfires in Los Angeles, floods, extreme heat, tornadoes and other emergencies are getting more frequent in our country. If it hasn’t happened to you or…

The Social Security trustees released their latest annual report, evaluating the finances of the country’s premier social program. It faces manageable financial challenges that could become…

Nonfinancial corporations continue to do very well. Recent data from the Federal Reserve, specifically its Release Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States, show high profits,…

Growing up, my parents always visited the same drug store on the main street in our small town. They were on a first-name basis with the…

I didn’t read for pleasure until after college—when I could, for the first time, choose what I read. Even then, the work of financial planning required…

Roth IRAs have been around for more than 20 years, and many people may have forgotten or never learned about how valuable they can be. Even…

Monthly unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that white men have seen a worse erosion of employment opportunities than white women and…