Getty ImagesIf you're in your 30s, you've still got a great opportunity to prepare for a comfortable retirement. You're still young enough that time has a few decades to work its compounding magic
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Cassandra Hubbart, AOLUsing a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan is one of the best ways you can set aside money for your old age. But as many workers who've moved on from past jobs
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DailyFinanceTaking your retirement-plan money when you switch jobs and going on a spending spree would be a costly mistake, resulting in higher taxes, penalties, and lost investment opportunities
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Getty ImagesBy Sandra BlockOnce you retire, certain expenses will diminish or disappear. You won't spend as much on dry cleaning, for example, and if you're in good shape, you can fire the dog
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Getty ImagesWedding season is officially under way, and odds are, couples en route to the altar have been fiscally focused almost entirely on the Big Day for quite some time.But once you've said
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jupiterimagesBy MARK JEWELLBOSTON -- The frugality and investing discipline that the 2008 financial crisis imposed on Americans appear to have led to permanent changes in behavior on money matters
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Getty ImagesDanny Kofke, as told to Penny WrennIn our popular Money Mic series, we hand over the podium to people with controversial views about money. People like Danny Kofke, a 38-year-old
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AlamyIn a recent Morningstar interview, a noted investor warned that "the retirement system in the United States ... is facing three train wrecks, all of which have to be fixed."That chilling
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AlamyAs I sat through new-employee orientation at my first bona fide, grown-up job, I was certain death by boredom was imminent. I stared at the basket of snacks in the middle of the conference room
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AlamyBy Emily BrandonIf you withdraw money from your individual retirement account before age 59½, you will generally have to pay a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty in addition to income
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AlamySorry, recent college grads: That mountain of student loan debt you have to scale is going to delay your retirement by more than a decade.That's the conclusion of an analysis by personal
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Alamy401(k) plans are a retirement investing staple. But they've drawn criticism from many corners, from an Economic Policy Institute study that showed how 401(k)s have raised the level of inequality
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