Series I bonds rate could top 5% in November. Here’s what to know
larryhw | iStock / 360 | Getty Images The annual rate for newly bought Series I bonds could top 5% in November — and there are several things to consider before …
Retirement planning
Here’s how to tell if you are behind on retirement savings
Peter Cade | Stone | Getty Images Plenty of people feel like they are behind on their retirement savings. But what exactly does “behind” mean? More than half, 56%, of …
Why Generation X is falling behind on retirement savings
Ethan Hawke sits with Winona Ryder in a scene from the 1994 film “Reality Bites.” Universal Pictures | Moviepix | Getty Images As Generation X knows all too well, “reality …
Social Security announces 3.2% cost-of-living adjustment
Jozef Polc / 500Px | 500Px Plus | Getty Images Social Security beneficiaries will see a 3.2% boost to their benefits in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced on Thursday. …
State abortion restrictions may affect financially insecure Latinas
Aldomurillo | E+ | Getty Images Over a year ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that paved the right to abortion, leaving millions of …
Government likely to raise saver protections
The U.S. Department of Labor building in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images There’s a ‘tsunami’ of rollovers to IRAs IRAs held about $11.5 …
How much more you’d need to save if Social Security went away
An activist at the offices of Rep. Michell Park Steel, R-Calif., in Cypress, California, on Feb. 24, 2023 Araya Doheny | Getty Images Social Security is essential to older Americans’ …
Gen Z workers are job hoppers. What to do with old retirement accounts
Office communication is becoming far more casual, and Gen Z is leading the shift, new research has found. Aleksandargeorgiev | E+ | Getty Images Generation Z is embracing frequent job …
Here’s how to avoid penalties with retirement plan rollovers
The one-year rule is an “archaic belief,” according to career expert Sarah Doody. Courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images 1. Bypassing the once-per-year IRA rollover rule “The biggest one is …
This purchase may be a ‘grenade’ to a well-planned retirement: expert
Courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images Americans are at risk of falling short of what they may need to live on financially in retirement. One potential reason is lifestyle creep, …