Maximize Your Cash Returns
In this issue:
- Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: Inflation Pressure and 401(k) as Rainy-Day Fund
- Maximize Your Cash Returns
- Good Funds: Capital Group ETFs
- Market Overview
March 2025 MyPlanIQ Portfolio Update
In this issue:
- Growth vs. Value: Late Stage and Early Stage of a Bull Market
- Fund Analysis: CLO Bond Funds
- Economic & Market Indicators
- Model Portfolios
- Funds to Watch
- Market Overview
Roth IRA for Kids? SEP IRA for Rental Income?
In this issue:
- News & Tips You Can Use: 5 Tax Tips For Tax Filing Season
- 6 Ways to Cope in Your Retirement Savings & Spending Under the Current DOGE, Tariff Regime
- Backdoor Roth IRA Pro-Rata Conversion Calculator
- Market Overview
6 Ways to Cope in Your Retirement Savings & Spending Under the Current DOGE, Tariff Regime
In this issue:
- Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance: Tax Season, Regulations Relaxed, Low Housing Affordability
- 6 Ways to Cope in Your Retirement Savings & Spending Under the Current DOGE, Tariff Regime
- 401k Early Withdrawal Cost Calculator
- Market Overview
Outsaving Regular Workers: How Gig Workers & Entrepreneurs Can Save 3x More for Retirement—Up to $70K Tax-Deferred!
In this issue:
- Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance
- Outsaving Regular Workers: How Gig Workers & Entrepreneurs Can Save 3x More for Retirement—Up to $70K Tax-Deferred!
- Solo 401(k) Maximum Contribution Calculator
- Market Overview
The Hidden Benefit of Emergency Savings Accounts: It’s a ‘Regular’ Savings Account with Free Employer Match
In this issue:
- Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance
- One Percent Difference: Fees and Growth
- Asset Allocation Calculator
- Market Overview
February 2025 MyPlanIQ Portfolio Update
In this issue:
- QARP: Quality at a Reasonable Price — Graham’s Framework for Defensive Investors
- Fund Analysis: QARP-style ETFs
- Economic & Market Indicators
- Model Portfolios
- Funds to Watch
- Market Overview
Maximizing Your Savings & Investments: The Power of 1% Over Time
In this issue:
- Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance
- One Percent Difference: Fees and Growth
- Fee Calculator
- Market Overview
Dividend Income Investments: Benefits and Pitfalls
In this issue:
- Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance
- Dividend Income Investments: Benefits and Pitfalls
- Dividend Income Calculator for Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds
- Market Overview
Rule of Thumb: The 50/30/20 Budget Rule
In this issue:
- Latest in Retirement Savings & Personal Finance
- Rule of Thumb: The 50/30/20 Budget Rule
- Simple Budget Calculator
- Market Overview
9 Lessons From Retirees’ Biggest Retirement Regrets
In this issue:
- 9 Lessons From Retirees’ Biggest Retirement Regrets
- Returns of MyPlanIQ Core Model Portfolios
- Portfolio Simulator (Calculator)
- Lazy Portfolios: Simple Templates for 401(k) and IRA Investments
- Market Overview
January 2025 MyPlanIQ Portfolio Update
In this issue:
- 2024 Review
- Fund Analysis: Be Cautious with Options-Based Income Funds
- Economic & Market Indicators
- Model Portfolios
- Funds to Watch
- Expect a Bumpy Ride: Outlook for Stocks and Bonds in 2025
Retirement Savings Tracker and Future ‘Pension’ Estimator
In this issue:
- Gen X’s Retirement Savings Shortfall
- Introducing Retirement Savings Tracker & Future ‘Pension’ Estimator
- Retirement Savings Tracker
- Most Popular Bond Funds in 401(k) Plans
- Market Overview
Smart Rules of Thumb to Manage Your Personal Debts
In this issue:
- Student Loan Payoff and 401(k) Match
- Smart Rules of Thumb to Manage Your Personal Debts
- Savings Goal Calculator: Payoff Debt and Save More
- Most Popular Bond Funds in 401(k) Plans
- Market Overview
Health Insurance Costs Far Outpace Inflation: How to Protect Your Retirement Savings
In this issue:
- Medicare Cost Increases for 2025 & Ever Rising Health Insurance Cost
- How to Safeguard Your Retirement Savings from Increasing Health Care Costs
- Investment Return Calculators for Funds, Portfolios or Stocks
- Most Popular Stock Funds in 401(k) Plans
- Market Overview
December 2024 MyPlanIQ Portfolio Update
In this issue:
- Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolios In-Depth Update
- Fund analysis: U.S. stock momentum factor ETFs
- Economic & Market Indicators
- Model Portfolios
- Funds to Watch
The Four Essential Steps for 401(k) Investments
In this issue:
- Leaving your company: things to consider for your company 401(k) account
- The Four Essential Steps for 401(k) Investments
- How to Determine the Amount to Contribute to Maximize Your Company Match
- Thrift Savings Plan: The Largest Public Sector Workers’ Retirement Savings Plan
- Market overview: Enjoy the season but don’t be complacent
Roth 401(K): A Retirement Savings Option You Shouldn’t Ignore
In this issue:
- Retirees’ credit card debt increased!
- Roth 401(K): A Retirement Savings Option You Shouldn’t Ignore
- Traditional 401(k) vs. Roth 401(k) Calculator
- Top 15 employers with the highest employer match rate per employee
- Market overview: Year-end stock rally?
A 6% Default Retirement Savings Rate Is Becoming the Standard—But Is It Enough?
In this issue:
- A 6% default retirement savings rate Is becoming the standard—but Is It enough?
- Bonds for the long-term: why a 60% stock/40% bond portfolio?
- Retirement calculator: why a 12% to 15% savings rate
- Top 15 employers with the highest employer match per employee
- Market overview: renewed inflation threats
Stocks for The Long Term: Why They Outperform Bonds
In this issue:
- Retirement savings: what Morningstar retirement model reveals
- Stocks for the long-term: why they outperform bonds
- Investment arithmetic: investment calculator
- The billion-dollar employer contribution club
- Market overview: post-election stock rally, inflation …