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A new challenge is emerging in the U.S. retirement landscape. While many people now understand the importance of saving for retirement, there is limited guidance on…

Unfortunately, the word “scam” has become too common in today’s world. A scam is an act by a dishonest person or organization to trick someone out…

Many well-meaning people take the benefits of a Roth IRA for granted. With the tax benefits of a Roth IRA, modest contributions over long periods can…

At first glance, those of us who have been steadily socking away funds and dreaming of retirement in our fifties or sixties don’t hold much in…

Saving money all starts with a tangible goal. So, let’s start with $10,000 in one year.  Saving money is challenging, with pressures to buy, buy, buy…

In the landscape of wealth management, some elements are, for lack of a better term, sexier than others. Both financial planners and their clients are often…

Remote workers and retirees alike have flocked to scenic Spokane, driving up home prices. But the city is working through its growing pains. By Emily Mason,…

Forbes compared more than 800 locales in America on everything from housing costs and taxes to healthcare, air quality, crime and climate change and natural hazard…

Our elders love their independence, for the most part. Perhaps over time, their chronic health conditions start to erode their abilities to do some things independently.…

The Biden-Harris administration recently announced a finalized retirement rule that will help individuals save for retirement. The Retirement Security Rule updates the definition of fiduciary, a…