Even if you think you have your plan all nailed down, complete with detailed spreadsheets and an inflation buffer, there may be something you're missing. Some people go to great pains to create ...

For freelancers and gig workers, a Solo 401 (k) can be a strong choice. It lets anyone with self-employment income make ...

We’re in the midst of describing a Do-It-Yourself retirement investing plan. Today we go deeper into the cash flow buffer.

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Dividend growth investing is a well-suited strategy for DIY retirement planning. The objective, goals, and strategy of my approach, RetirementRx, are introduced to serve as a model for others to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. Households lost trillions in wealth in the last three months of ...

While many personal finance apps make it easy to manage your money, a few excel at retirement planning. Retirement planning apps can help users project their future income and expenses under different ...

After age 50, investors need more than a pie chart -- they need a retirement plan. SEE ALSO: Are You Working with a Retirement Specialist? As an investment adviser representative, I meet with retirees ...

We live in a do-it-yourself world. 5 Bold Questions to Ask Yourself to Shape Your Retirement Want to paint your house, fix your car, learn to dance or to play the guitar? Just go online, and you’ll ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. Many of these risks are apparent in the latest data on ...

Investors who rely mostly on a do-it-yourself approach become increasingly reliant on advisors the closer they get to retirement, according to Cerulli Associates. “Advice seekers,” defined as those ...

Do-it-yourself (DIY) retirement plan investors are falling behind their peers in meeting certain objectives, suggests a study from Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The second annual ...