Americans happily pay a premium for all sorts of products when they’re new and exciting. One thinks of the early days of home computers and, more recently, coffee bars and … Read more →

You know you need to do it. You know it really matters. But what are the best retirement savings strategies out there? What works, and why? PNC, the bank, recently … Read more →

You probably have asked yourself, “How much do I need to retire?” And there are plenty of calculators online to help you figure that out. But is anybody coming anywhere … Read more →

Planning to retire on time? Have you picked a number (age or dollars) as a target? You might pick the “full” Social Security eligibility age of 67, but even that’s … Read more →

Marketers love to pigeonhole us into neat little groups: soccer moms and NASCAR dads, Generation X and Y. The DINKs (Double Income No Kids) and the KIPPERS (Kids In Parents’ … Read more →

In my travels, I talk to a lot of people. Many of the folks I meet are brilliant at what they do. They share fascinating insights into their lives and … Read more →

Is there anything more difficult to figure out these days than home values? Do they even matter, all things considered? In one key way, absolutely yes. We’ve written in the … Read more →

What’s a safe retirement withdrawal rate? If you’re like most Americans, you probably think that you need $1 million to achieve it. And there’s a reason you think that. Financial … Read more →

Online portfolio management company, Betterment, stirred up quite a controversy this month brashly challenging both the efficacy and ethicality of the investment advisory business in its blog post, “Financial Advisers Are … Read more →

A former executive director of Goldman Sachs caused a stir earlier this month when he spurted that some of the firm’s higher-ups deride clients as “muppets” — Wall Street slang … Read more →