Features

We tell you when it makes sense to move your 401(k) account to an IRA — and when it’s smart to stay put.

By Sandra Block

The decision to sell a stock isn't easy. Here's a guide.

By Nellie S. Huang

Is big tech ruining the quiet retirement dream? From soaring electric bills to relentless noise, here is the hidden toll data centers are leaving on local communities.

By Donna Fuscaldo

In retirement, a healthcare plan that focuses on prevention and personalized medicine could help you avoid complications that can drive up costs.

By Nate Hill

Wealthy Americans are exploring dual citizenship or Golden Visas in an attempt to escape the U.S. for a better life in Europe. These are the options.

By Jonathan Ralph

While managing a serious illness can be brutal, many couples find the experience transforms their marriage for the better and forges an unbreakable bond.

By H. Dennis Beaver, Esq.

Use our guide to spend less on veterinary visits, medicine, food and more.

By Ella Vincent

The financial stakes are higher and the potential pitfalls more plentiful when you say “I do — again.”

By MP Dunleavey

A skiing trip revealed a scary truth about retirement — we're so focused on making sure we don't run out of money, we don't think about running out of friends.

By Jon Sabes

An immediate annuity transforms a lump sum into a lifelong paycheck, essentially providing a DIY pension so you can stop stressing over stock market drama.

By Ken Nuss

Markets tend to experience uncertainty leading up to midterm elections, followed by recovery. Canny investors recognize that dip as a tax planning opportunity.

By Kyle Hammerschmidt, Investment Adviser

Global nomads leave everything behind to wander the continents.

By Alina Tugend

These are great options if you're looking to retire abroad.

By Elaine Silvestrini

If you don't have sufficient coverage, your out-of-pocket costs in a claim could be through the roof.

By Ella Vincent

Use our guide to plan a trip the whole group — from toddlers to grandparents — will love.

By Emma Patch

Tax Law From standard deduction amounts to tax brackets and Medicaid cuts, here’s what individual filers need to know about tax changes in Trump's "big beautiful bill."

By Kelley R. Taylor

In our retirement advice column, Wealth Wise, we help a reader navigate a heart-wrenching choice: Tap a 401(k) to save the lake home they love, or sell it to protect their financial future.

By Maurie Backman

Family spending on youth sports has surged as year-round leagues, training and travel become increasingly common.

By Choncé Maddox

If you liked Amy Winehouse, Radiohead or Miles Davis, we have new music recommendations for you.

By Steve Hochman

Inflation will cut your purchasing power in half over a long retirement. Simply trying to spend less won't work, so you need a plan that helps your savings last.

By Neale Godfrey, Financial Literacy Expert

Shifting from tax preparation to tax planning can help you strategically time Roth conversions and avoid Social Security taxes or Medicare surcharges.

By Eric Heckman, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CRTP

The growing U.S. deficit can only be controlled by cutting spending, accelerating growth or raising taxes. The latter is a real risk, but you can be prepared.

By Mallon FitzPatrick, CFP®, AEP®, CLU®

I asked all my service providers for lower prices. Here's what happened.

By Rachael Green

Travel is expensive and stressful these days. Here's how I'm preparing for my next trip to Italy — and how I feel like I'm already there.

By Ellen B. Kennedy

What you should do with an inheritance, even if it comes at the worst possible time.

By Janet Bodnar

"My mother told me, 'You can't just save — you have to invest in stocks and real estate.' She became a millionaire, too, after I left home. … It takes time!"

By Joyce Lamb

The TSA's expanding use of private airport security contractors. U.S. Here's how TSA Gold+ might affect wait times, consistency and future air travel.

By Choncé Maddox