Money Matters Articles

Straight from Vanguard retirees: 6 retirement-planning tips

In my last post, The coulda, shoulda, woulda behind every retirement story, I asked for comments. Who better than soon-to-be retirees and recent retirees to share lessons learned about preparing for retirement, right? (Exactly right.) The record-setting number of...
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One millennial’s advice to peers on saving for retirement: Don’t live by FOM 

If you’ve saved a lot for retirement, do you have any regrets about what you may have given up to achieve your financial security? Last week, a reader, who is not a millennial, asked what if you get to retirement age and can’t enjoy your money because you’re infirm....
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The huge cost new parents may be overlooking

Some expecting parents may forget to prepare for what will likely be their biggest expense when the baby arrives: child care. When asked how much they think it costs to raise a baby, 54 percent of people planning to have children in the next three years said they...
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Death Is Inevitable. Financial Turmoil Afterward Isn’t. 

Preparing for the death of a spouse or partner and its ramifications may be an unhappy task, but doing so can ease some avoidable financial sorrows. MOST of us do not even want to contemplate the death of a spouse or partner — much less the prospect of having to take...
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