Making the transition from working to retirement can be exciting, but it is also a challenging time in your life. There are several key financial steps to ensure that you have enough resources to ...

Going through a divorce is emotionally painful and can disrupt one’s life in many ways — but does it also have to be financially devastating? Not necessarily. You can help yourself greatly by making a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. As the year winds down, many people shift their focus to ...

Perhaps you’ve heard the expression: “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” It’s certainly true about an unexpected job loss. And it may cause stress over your financial situation ...

More than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2025 report from the Alzheimer’s Association. The emotional toll of watching a loved one struggle with the memory loss, ...

It would be nice if simply going to work every day meant you would, for the most part, avoid financial crises around every corner. However, when you have lived through the Great Recession, high ...

The saying goes, "A physician who treats himself has a fool for a patient." Could the same warning apply to financial professionals planning their own retirement? That's the focus in this edition of ...

Pretax retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s and Traditional IRAs, make account holders take Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) at age 73. Failing to do so can result in a significant excise tax ...

Will Baker is a full-time associate editor at Investopedia. He has over a decade of experience as a writer and editor, covering investing, trading, and other aspects of financial journalism. Before ...