Finance

Would you be happy if cryptocurrency became an investment option in your company’s 401(k) plan? One possible roadblock to keep the 401(k) option from becoming reality was removed after the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued Compliance…

Well, the votes are in. (Actually, they are still coming in, but I had to cut them off at some point and compile results.) Anyway, I’m shocked! Several weeks ago, I asked my readers to rate the service they got…

If you don’t participate in a 401(k) plan at work because one isn’t offered, why should you read this column? I’ll admit I have a prejudiced view. I believe you can help others in your circle of friends and family…

Do you have a favorite cause or a favorite charity you support, either through volunteering or donating funds? Or, perhaps you have a vision for more than you see being done, a vision for more than the work that you…

I’ve been getting more than a few emails lately from folks who say they plan to move overseas. Some told me they just want to escape the political turmoil in this country. Others probably have a bad case of wanderlust.…

Whenever I see a parent with a disabled child, it tugs at my heartstrings. On the one hand, I can’t imagine the hardships they must face almost every day. I think of our neighbors — a retired couple our age…

I don’t think I coined the term. But I may have helped spread it around the world of Social Security. I’m referring to the “spousal bump.” Every time I hear it, it makes me chuckle. It sounds like some “dirty…

Sadly, there has been more than a little bit of “government bashing” going on lately. In addition to general rants about alleged government inefficiency, government employees come in for more than their share of criticism. All I really know is…

There has been a lot of talk over the years about Social Security being a “Ponzi scheme.” I have addressed this issue many times before, so I don’t want to bore my regular readers with another long dissertation. But since…

I doubt if any of you have ever bothered to count, but my average weekly column comes out to about 1,000 words. I bring this up because the other day, a national newspaper asked me to write a one-time Social…