Like the dog days of summer, it's easy to let your life go on auto-pilot. If all cylinders are clicking, then this automation feature is a great thing. ... Read More

If your employer offers you the opportunity to participate in a Roth 401(k), you face a choice. You've got to decide between that Roth 401(k) option, about which there ... Read More

Every so often, someone asks the right question. It's a question most people should ask, but hardly anyone does. One example is the question of whether one can ... Read More

As you've no doubt heard, Walter Cronkite passed away last week at the age of 92. By nearly every account, he was an American icon, albeit one that faded ... Read More

"Putting your savings on auto-pilot." "Pay yourself first."Such common savings are repeated so often because they're so true. One of the easiest ways to accomplish automatic savings is through ... Read More

Unfortunately, countless people have been forced back into the workforce solely due to the stock market correction. Others never really had a chance to stay retired because they never saved ... Read More

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 encouraged many companies to automatically enroll their employees in their 401(k) plans. By many accounts, this was a positive development, since the default ... Read More

You don't need me to tell you that times are tough. After all, between the nightly news, the remaining newspapers in circulation, and the myriad of web sites, it would ... Read More

Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of mutual funds: actively managed funds and index funds. Actively managed funds are run by investors managers who make frequent buy and sell ... Read More