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If not handled strategically, managing bills with both your new partner and your ex-partner can create a tangled web that can negatively affect children.

Many of you who participate in a company retirement plan may have heard that the plan is “qualified” or “tax-qualified.” That sounds reassuring, but what exactly does it mean? In other words, what qualifies a qualified plan to be qualified? (And, while we’re at it, how much wood can a woodchuck chuck …?)

Whether you’re shopping online or pumping gas at the station, there are steps you can take to help keep your identity and money protected.

After several months spent wishing for warmer weather, it finally appears. And before we know it, we’re swiping our credit cards like it’s nobody’s business.

A time machine would be cool to have. Even if it only worked on financial assets, it sure would come in handy. One might jump into the future and see if an investment paid off, or you could look around to see where the smart money succeeded. And if the original investment turned out to be a loser, you could go back in time and sell it – or never even buy it in the first place. Too bad financial time machines don’t exist. Bummer.

It’s hard to believe that Billy Joel just recently celebrated his 70th birthday on May 9, 2019. We don’t know for sure that Billy has an IRA, but if like millions of Americans he does, then 2019 is an important year for him.