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By CHRISTINE BENZ and VALENTINA DJELJOSEVIC of Morningstar For a lot of people, a one-size-fits-all retirement plan just doesn’t fit. Their family circumstances call for a more custom-made approach. That’s the case with couples who have one income. Christine Benz…
By Stock Titan Editorial Team Published October 17, 2026, 01:23 PM EDT The Federal Reserve’s newest Survey of Consumer Finances, released in October 2026, shows the typical family in its 50s with a retirement account holds about one year of income there. Our count finds…
A $5,000 emergency fund is great, but still may not be enough Middle-class women have less emergency savings than men A lack of savings can lead to debt and hardships down the road Inflation is adding to the challenge of building…
Members of Gen X are nearing retirement, but many are feeling increasingly uncertain about their financial futures. According to a new report from Betterment, overall retirement confidence among Americans fell from 56% in 2025 to 44% in 2026. Among Gen X, confidence is even…
Your family can't use Bitcoin they can't reach, and a will is the wrong place to write down the key. Here is a practical way to solve both problems. A bank account has a paper trail, a beneficiary form and…
People aged 55 and 56 face potential unexpected tax bills under a pension rule change raising the minimum pension access age from 55 to 57 in April 2028, pension professionals have warned Individuals aged 55 and 56 are being alerted about a significant pension regulation change that…
Pension experts are now calling for more clarity over what will happen in certain cases where someone completes the necessary steps to claim money before the deadline but does not receive it until afterwards. There are concerns that delays in…
1. Build a pension timeline. List your previous employers and dig out old payslips, pension statements, letters, emails, employment contracts, P45s, P60s and CVs. Pension correspondence is particularly useful for identifying scheme names and providers. 2. Contact previous employers. Your former company's human resources…
A major change to pension rules is set to be ‘felt by hundreds of thousands’ of British families, a tax planning firm has warned. Currently, pensions are exempted from Inheritance Tax, but from April 2027, any unused funds and death benefits…
There’s always things you can do to improve your retirement planning - and it's never too late to start a pension(Image: GETTY) If you’re 50 now, you still have 17 years until you reach state pension age - so there is time to…